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Publishing looks glossy from the outside. Inside? It’s built on unpaid labour.
My first book is out this year.
Here’s what I actually got paid, what my contract says, & why most authors can’t afford to do this twice.
https://kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/published-doesnt-mean-paid/
@kristiedegaris Thank you so much for sharing your story on the unpaid labour of book authors.
I first learned about this through the 2022 book "Chokepoint Capitalism" by @pluralistic which describes in detail how publishers (and other intermediaries) systematically exploit creative workers:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/21/what-is-chokepoint-capitalism/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chokepoint_Capitalism
The system is in an advanced stage of #enshittification, and things must change.