Well, hopefully it works out. Much as I like Baen, I actually prefer the flavour of Tor's back catalogue, and there is so much that I would (re-)buy if it were offered at the same terms (and hopefully the same prices, with bundling options) as Baen's own books and those from Night Shade and e-Reads, etc.
Also, I think I've seen an upswing in authors bringing their backlist to Webscriptions directly. It looks like there's been an increase in the Mike Resnick offerings, and there's always been that stuff from P.C. Hodgell and that duo who does the Liaden series.
I hope that trend continues, too.
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