This is an interesting read and theres a few surprises having looked through it.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec05/articles/allaboutpublishing.htm"As a publisher, I get a large amount of unsolicited material into my office. Even if I do not think the material is right for our company, I listen to everything that comes my way. Songwriters often complain that they do not think the material they send gets heard. I can say from personal experience that it is just not true. Most good publishers are always on the look out for the 'next big thing' and we don't know where it's going to come from."
