A Sign of the Times: Pay Attention Publishers and Gatekeepers

I read this on facebook earlier today and decided to post it. It's a simple status update and I'm leaving the person who wrote it anonymous. But I think it's important because it's the kind of feedback I get all the time from my readers.

And I think publishers and those who seem to have all the answers about publishing, should take heed in these words. This is what it's all about. I think Amazon gets it; I think a lot of e-publishers get it. But I'm not sure all publishers and agents get it. We're living in hard times right now and people have re-discovered reading for pleasure. What more could a writer (or publisher) want than to read words like this:

I'm 49 yrs old and this is the first time in my life that I am experiencing "Spring Break"..... I feel like I should go somewhere, but since I'm broke, I guess I'll just read a book and go somewhere in my head.... you authors out there....please keep writing.