Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lawyers in Hell
I have to admit, I've been reading the arguments here with more than a little bit of amusement. Most of the arguments on the DELETE side show virtually no understanding of what is happening today in publishing. For that matter the standard in  shows a bad misunderstanding of where the industry is at today, which does not help, and leads to circuitous, and ridiculous arguments being made. I would suggest checking out Joe Konrath's http://jakonrath.blogspot.com/| The Newbie's Guide to Publishing, or http://www.whodareswinspublishing.com/| Who Dares Wins Publishing which is one of the new publishing companies that is popping up which is taking on the http://mediacareers.about.com/od/thebigsixpublishers/The_Big_Six_Book_Publishers.htm| Big 6 successfully. The problem is that the Big 6 won't exist within five years. In addition to being a Professional Writer I'm also a Futurist, and part of being a Futurist is making predictions. In April I predicted that Brick and Mortar Book Stores would be http://weblit.ca/?q=node/39| dead within two years and if the publishers customers are dead, who will the publishers sell to? Think logically. Because without the book stores, the writers have no reason to work through the publishers. None at all. Amazon pays 70% royalty rates on EBooks in the $2.99 to $10.00 price range. Legacy publishers offer writers only http://amyshojai.com/2011/05/17/tuesday-tips-kindle-ization-2-brass-ring-or-lead-balloon/| 25% royalties on EBooks! A writer would have to be crazy to give up 55% of the royalties for nothing, especially when the services that the publisher offers (editing, cover art, formatting) can be purchased far more cheaply on the open market. That's why Joe Konrath runs ads on his blog which say http://extendedimagery.blogspot.com/| Hire My Cover Artist, http://www.52novels.com/| Hire My Ebook Designer, and http://yourepublished.blogspot.com/| Hire My Print Designer. Joe gets a discount for running those ads, but he's also gotten value out of those people. Joe knows that writing is a business. Joe is in the business to make money, as is any other sensible writer. I got a good laugh out of
— User:OrangeMike, 22:56, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NBOOK (Wikipedia:Notability)