LA Times book man Josh Getlin asks what the Perseus/Avalon deal means for indie publishing, and finds no easy answers. On the one hand, you have Johnny Temple of Akashic Books warning that "when you see the book world conglomeratizing, it can only mean less diversity of voices," while at the other end of the room, Grove Atlantic publisher Morgan Entrekin is "very excited... because we now have the opportunity to create the strongest platform for independent publishing that's ever existed in this country."

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