Book publishing “crowdsourcing”; Breakthrough pollster dies (RBDR 8/18/2014)

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Today on RBR: 1) Crowdsourcing is put to its newest test: publishers empowering voters to rate manuscripts for potential publication. 2) Dotty Lynch, a pollster who broke new ground for the profession in assessing the gender gap and what female voters thought of candidates, died at age 69. 3) RBDR offers a way to brighten your next depressing day.