A Slaw column says new law publishing start-ups are massively funded, while a Bar & Bench Viewpoint says books can turn authors into authorities.
Robert McKay published a Legal Publishing column on Slaw, Canada's online legal magazine, on November 4th, 2026, titled Funny Money, Some of It Squandered, in Law Publishing.
McKay writes that his first Slaw contribution, titled Legal and Professional Publishing – It's the Money, Stupid, focused on the madness of small, low or negligible-profit law publishers trying to compete with the market giants. He describes it as being from an era long since forgotten.
According to McKay, everything has since changed, with the focus now on new start-ups that are massively funded and quickly acquire outrageous market values. Yet, he writes, making actual profits from trading is something else. The available excerpt ends mid-sentence.
Separately, Bar & Bench published a Viewpoint by Vikesh Dhyani and Khushboo Luthra on August 12, 2026. The authors write that publishing has never been more accessible and becoming an author has never been easier, but that becoming an authority remains as difficult as ever.
They write that they have spent over three decades working with authors, professionals, experts and leaders, and say a book can showcase expertise and build trust with clients.
