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Old 03-03-2011, 07:28 PM   #122
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Originally Posted by CleverClothe View Post
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.
If the publishers are saying that the agency model will give them a smaller cut, then why are they doing it? It's not good for the consumers, it's not good for the authors, it's not good for the eBook stores that sell the agency eBooks and the publishers are admitting it's not good for them. So who actually is the agency model good for? To me is sounds like it is not good for anyone.

What we need is for authors to say NO to the agency model when it comes time to sign the contract and make sure that is in the contract. Imagine what would happen is say Stephen King went to another publisher because the one he is with won't give in on NO agency model. Say Dan Brown has another book and wants nothing to do with the agency model. The authors who are well established have the power to do what's right for their readers. I just hope they will.
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