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Originally Posted by HarryT
I honestly don't see why, I'm afraid. All that should concern an author is being able to fix a WHOLESALE price. What the retailer subsequently chooses to sell the product for is absolutely no concern of the author. The author has been paid his fixed wholesale price, and that's all that should concern him.
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I was thinking of cases where there is a huge price difference. And then there's legality, there's morality, and there's feelings.
If a publisher sells a book much more expensive than what the author thought, the author could think that he/she didn't get a fair share of the benefits, or he/she could think the book will not reach as many people as he/she would like.
If a publisher sells a book much cheaper or gives it away, the author could think that his/her creation is being "devaluated", especially if the lower price is a consequence of lower quality.
In any case, as you've stated (I believe) many times before, a creator is free to do whatever he/she sees fit with his/her work, and sell it or not for as much money as he/she wants. So, if an author wants to have control on the price a book is sold to the purchasers, he/she can include that in the contract with the publisher (if the publisher can be convinced). Of course, demanding further control after a contract has been signed is a different thing.