1.0 link 154978 <![CDATA[A Challenge to Publishers: Say No to Gonzo]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-foster-altschul/a-challenge-to-publishers_b_154978.html 2008 was kind of a rough year for American publishers, culminating in the bloodbaths of November and December which saw hundreds of firings, major restructuring at Random House, and a crisis at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt which may yet prove fatal. Industry professionals are understandably looking for a silver bullet to reverse the trend: a new blockbuster from Dan Brown? A trilogy of teen sorcerer novels from Jhumpa Lahiri? Saddam Hussein's memoir, written from beyond the grave?

But what if the...

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