Editors & Publishers, Information & Entropy

A publisher increases entropy by reproducing information. An editor decreases entropy by introducing new information.

Take the example of a bookshelf full of books:

After reading the books, an editor would process their information, and create a new book. A publisher on the other hand would select their favorite book and merely replicate it.

While in both cases the entire shelf has expanded, only the editor decreases entropy by introducing new information. (Note: this example is of a closed system)