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		serf 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pope Francis has died a publisher is responsible for a book, but the credit of the thing is poured onto the author. why?

navigate8310 10 days ago [–]

Because the book is plastered with the author's as well as the publisher's name. Their separation is easily comprehensible. Whereas when an orator delivers, the separation of the writer is not so apparent. It is automatically assumed the orator is the writer.

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