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Originally Posted by elemenoP
That does sound directly against the Agency model, which says no discounting of books. Amazon is setting a different price on the books (free) and paying the wholesale rate, which the publishers have successfully prevented in many other instances. If there are any Big Six books on the list, I predict they won't be there for long.
So the question is: Can a subscription model work and have value to consumers, with none of the major publishers involved?
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Its interesting that you are skeptical that a mostly indie subscription model would not have value to consumers. Here on these forums, indie writers are often praised for their courage, low prices, and above all for their willingness to publish DRM free. OTOH, major publishers are often excoriated for their backwardness, high prices, and for their insistence on DRM "handcuffs". You would think that MRers would be open to a mostly indie subscription model. Is MR support for indies just all talk?