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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
AFAIK the big publishers pretty much gave up that attitude about a year ago.
What they want to do is protect their margins. Hardcovers are high-margin sales, and paperbacks are low margins. An ebook at $14 is much more profitable than one at $10 (and no, a boost in sales numbers do not necessarily offset the lost profits).
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Given the price hikes by RH today, you are proved wrong. The publishers themselves acknowledged that the Agency pricing will often mean a smaller cut for the publisher.