Another Salvo

Wednesday, it was Ed Victor. Today, it's Curtis Brown.

Afraid of being left behind in a new money-earning venture, lit agent giant Curtis Brown announced today that they were exploring bringing out-of-print titles back into the publishing venue by creating their own publishing branch.

I was against Mr. Victor's push into publishing, partly because of the ambiguity about what they wanted. Curtis Brown has been more frank and, quite honestly, I'm more inclined to look at their venture. Bringing b...