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Hierarchy of Book Publishing
The Top 100
(circa 2012)

1). Brand-name authors (still)

• Stephen King (since 1974)
• John Grisham (1989)
• Patricia Cornwell (1990)
• Jodi Picoult (1992)
• Nicholas Sparks (1996)
• Jennifer Weiner (2001)
• Etc.

2). Self-published authors with proven track…

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78). The person who always says to authors, “You are wonderful.”

• See  #98

On Public Relations: Hierarchy of Book PublishingThe Top 100(circa 2012)1). Brand-name…