PrepTest 136, Section 1, Question 6
The Internet makes possible the instantaneous transmission and(417 more words not shown)
It can most reasonably be(13 more words not shown)
- AThe changing literary(17 more words not shown)
- BThe ease of(18 more words not shown)
- CThe demands of(15 more words not shown)
- DThe development of(11 more words not shown)
- EWidespread familiarity with(18 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Follow the pressure in the final paragraph. Literary agents will demand a larger share for authors. Established publishers initially resist, new digital firms can bid for manuscripts, and the established firms must adjust or lose authors. Those demands help drive the transition.
What we’re looking for
The large catalog is another advantage, but an advantage isn't automatically the primary cause of adoption. We need to distinguish a benefit the author mentions from the force the author actually describes pushing publishers to change.
Working the answers
- A
No change in readers' literary tastes is discussed. New production technology doesn't establish that people want different kinds of stories.
- B
Keeping more titles available is a real benefit. But the author doesn't rank that benefit above lower costs, convenience, or competitive pressure. “Primary” asks for a strongest-factor claim that the text hasn't established; it doesn't merely mean that the factor matters.
- CCorrect
The agents' demands set the competitive process in motion: digital firms can pursue manuscripts on terms traditional publishers resist, forcing those publishers to adjust. That is the impetus—the driving pressure—for completing the change.
- D
Innovative marketing strategies aren't part of the explanation. We hear about production, distribution, and royalties, not a new way to advertise books.
- E
Familiarity with information-storage technology is not identified as the main reason people will accept the model. The existence of digital files doesn't establish this claim about widespread familiarity or its causal importance.
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