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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
The initial stage of sales makes most of the money. The exception would be those that sell very well. And in those cases they would want to keep them exclusive.
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They might want them to remain exclusive, but the one author I know who signed with them ... If I recall, the contract only calls for exclusivity for a year (and I'm not certain that was the final contract.) The authors naturally fight to either get out of that clause or limit it so there's really no fear that it's going to become a huge deal for a lot of authors. The exclusivity gives Amz that nice big burst out the gate and later they are still able to garner sales if the book remains popular.