Quality Assurance

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Quality Assurance

The 2010 London Book Fair was hit by the volcanic ash chaos and attendance, by exhibitors and visitors, was decimated by the fall-out.

Anyone who had perhaps chanced on the Fair without having seen the news on TV, online, or in the papers AND who had perhaps strolled into Earl’s Court from their flat around the corner (thereby avoiding all transport problems) could be forgiven for thinking that the whole emptiness of the 2010 Book Fair had symbolically captured the ghastly state that publishing is currently in.

In advance of the Fair (and not knowing what was to hit it and an industry already on its knees), Robert McCrum in the Observer had an interview with Andrew Wylie -who, perhaps, is the leading literary agent in the world of publishing – did not allude to the challenges that will face agents themselves. However, in an otherwise interesting and well written article, he did have a quote from Wylie, who, in saying that he was ‘not interested in mass culture’ went on to say “When I started out (in publishing), I saw nine out of ten people heading for the door marked Money, Commerce, Trash. So I chose the door marked Quality, Interest, Significance…”

You can be sure, dear reader, that Thorogood marches through that same door: Quality. Interest. Significance. If we had a coat of arms, those words would be emblazoned thereon.

Posted on 30th April 2010 by Neil Thomas • Permalink

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