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Meaning
The speaker is saying that acting as an agent and selling ebooks for authors is acceptable, but becoming a business partner with them is a different and less comfortable arrangement. The quote draws a line between representing authors and sharing ownership or risk with them.
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Originally said in English.
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About Robert Gottlieb
American writer and editor
Robert Adams Gottlieb was an American writer and editor. He served as editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf, and The New Yorker. Gottlieb shaped some of the most influential publishing and magazine institutions in the United States. His career was centered on editing, and his name is associated with work in book publishing and magazine journalism.
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