A Publisher's ConfessionFront matterReading editionChapter navigation12 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPUBLISHERS’ NOTEChapter I · THE RUINOUS POLICY OF LARGE ROYALTIESChapter II · WHY “BAD” NOVELS SUCCEED AND “GOOD” ONES FAILChapter III · ARE AUTHORS AN IRRITABLE TRIBE?Chapter IV · HAS PUBLISHING BECOME COMMERCIALIZED?Chapter V · HAS THE UNKNOWN AUTHOR A CHANCE?Chapter VI · THE PRINTER WHO ISSUES BOOKS AT THE AUTHOR’S EXPENSEChapter VII · THE ADVERTISING OF BOOKS STILL EXPERIMENTALChapter VIII · THE STORY OF A BOOK FROM AUTHOR TO READERChapter IX · THE PRESENT LIMITS OF THE BOOK MARKETChapter X · PLAIN WORDS TO AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PUBLISHERS’ NOTEAll chapters and sections (12)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPUBLISHERS’ NOTEChapters12345678910Publisher's logoNEW YORK DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. 1905◇Copyright, 1905, by DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO. Published March, 1905◇PUBLISHERS’ NOTE →