OT: how does software publishing work?

[Paul Robinson]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 10:06:58PM +0100, Jonathon McKitrick wrote:

> How does the relationship work between writers and publishers of software?

The same way that the relationship between publishing houses and writers 
works. O'Reilly is not in the business of chick-lit, and Mills & Boon have 
not yet publised a comprehensive guide on the internals of BIND and DNS.

Likewise, a small independent record label is unlikely to sign Britney 
Spears because they wouldn't know how to market her music. EMI is unlikely 
to sign a bunch of kids who play their local venues for much the same reason 
- they might think the music is marketable, but they don't know how to 
market that particular artist. Some companies specialise in rock, others in 
classical.

It is no different with games publishers and their respective software 
houses. Some publishers feel happier with some titles. This should not come 
as a suprise to anyone at all.

-- 
Paul Robinson
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