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Originally Posted by kiwipippa
I'm not sure I agree with the OP about authors driving this. That may traditionally have been the case, but in my opinion, the blame lies fairly and squarely with the publishers - most authors have just gone along for the ride as the model transitions to the internet. I hope more pull away from publishers and go direct, but I can't see that happening to mainstream authors anytime soon.
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I know you'd rather blame the faceless publisher than the hardworking author - but this makes *no* sense.
How can it be the fault of the publisher when the publisher doesn't have the rights to sell a book in certain markets? If - you use a non-US example - Patrick Sueskind sells the European rights to "Das Parfum" to Diogenes, how could it be Diogenes fault that the book isn't available in New Zealand when they don't operation in N.Z., and even if they did, do not have the right to sell the book in N.Z. because the author didn't give them that right?