Am I saying that big houses are populated by evildoers who would sell you organs on the dark web if they could? Absolutely not. These companies have people to pay, underpaid professionals who go on strike every other day, hard costs, and shareholders interested in market growth. They’re responsible for their bottom line, not yours.

That’s why they want to see that you’re a team player, that you take your commitment to them as seriously as you would marital vows, more so. That you’re not out there cheating on them by promoting other stuff, even though the creditors are pounding at your back door.

They will not sit down with you and plan out how to use your book to your advantage, how to grow your list of subscribers or customers with it, and how to place yourself in front of people who will buy your book and your other products and services. Because that stuff might compete with what they’re interested in: selling books, and books only.  

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