{"id":3944,"date":"2022-05-05T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T19:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2022-05-05T19:00:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T19:00:49","slug":"why-does-traditional-book-publishing-take-so-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/why-does-traditional-book-publishing-take-so-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does traditional book publishing take so long?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/microcosm.pub\/podcast\">People&#8217;s Guide to Publishing podcast<\/a>, Joe and Elly answer a frequently asked author question: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pdZqTNQwxwk\">What is up with that 2+ year timeline in our contract?<\/a> Once the book is written, why does it take so dang long to get it in bookstores and in front of readers? 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