You are right. It is possible to self-publish books through a variety of print on demand services.
One needs a publishing company to give legitimacy to a book.
It is extremely hard to sell such books.
A publishing company gives a work a sense of legitimacy.
The real question in my mind is: Would it be possible to use the HIVE blockchain as a tool for high quality content creation.
To create high quality content, one needs a combination of authors, editors and fact checkers.
It is possible to create a publishing company as a sole proprietorship. The LLC structure makes it easier to create a process with multiple people.
Of course HIVE is innovating smart contracts. It might be possible to create a structure with smart contracts that does not require any interface with the legal system
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