Traditional publishers aren't scouring the Top 100 lists as the new slush piles as much, movie moguls aren't optioning as many indie books as The New Hotness, word has gotten out that you actually have to bring a ladder to reach the boughs of the money tree. (hughhowey.com)
They aren't taking submissions; instead they're cherry picking proven authors who are selling in the marketplace, now the new slush pile. (bookcovercafe.com)