Hybrid Publishing Today Doesn’t Mean Just One Thing. That’s a Problem for Hybrids Seeking Legitimacy

Now that the term hybrid is used by parties both good and bad, some are in the awkward position of trying to create a qualitative hierarchy.


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Jonathan Merkh

Thank you for the article. I do disagree with Mr. Wilk on one thing. He believes hybrid publishing has peaked and that the younger generation is going to go a different route. We are seeing the opposite. Social media influencers are doing things the unconventional way. We recently had an influencer turn down a 6 figure advance form a big 5 publisher to publish with us. She valued the control, keeping her IP, and the bigger share of the revenues over the prestige of being with a big 5.