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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Which of those industries sell directly to consumers, as opposed to distributors or retail outlets?
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Publishers using agency model uses distributors. So publishers do not sell directly to consumers.
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I am *fascinated* by the apparent logic of the Big 5 publishers, which seems to be "if we insist on $15 for a new ebook, the customers *will* pay us that much for it. After all, they *need* our books!" (Of course those customers won't buy from indie publishers. If those books were worth buying, we'd be selling them.)
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Remember that it is the bestselling hardcover editions that are important and is seems like the publishers reasoning is correct for them.