The Fight for the Future of Publishing
Illustration by Monsieur Collage for The Free Press
Ideological fanatics and fear have crippled the major houses. But new book publishers are rising up to take the risks they won’t.
On September 19, 2022, Elle Griffin, a freelance writer in Salt Lake City, published the first installment of her new fantasy novel, Oblivion, on Substack, under the title “We will create a more beautiful world.”
Since then, Griffin, who has written for Esquire and Forbes, has picked up a few hundred paid subscribers. She’s now earning more than $30,000…
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