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xg4bx · 10-17-2011, 04:26 AM

i've long questioned why someone like a stephen king or a laurell k hamilton still needs a publisher.

i don't think amazon would be a jackbooted monopoly.i'm sure they have data that i can only dream of that considers what peoples price "breaking point" is. if they push too far sales will suffer.

10-17-2011, 04:26 AM	#4
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	i've long questioned why someone like a stephen king or a laurell k hamilton still needs a publisher. i don't think amazon would be a jackbooted monopoly.i'm sure they have data that i can only dream of that considers what peoples price "breaking point" is. if they push too far sales will suffer.