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Old 02-24-2012, 07:16 PM   #23
Daithi
Publishers are evil!
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
None of us know. We don't know what the current split is, nor what was offered by the publisher, nor what Amazon wanted (as far as I know anyway).
This is true, but since Amazon is willing to let anyone sell their books and get a cut of 70% (Amazon taking 30%), then I'd find it hard to believe that this distributor was getting less than that deal.

When the Big 6 demanded 30% and the ability to set sale prices they took a major loss in the amount Amazon was paying them. So now smaller publishers and distributors are having to deal with those repercussions as well.

After all, Amazon was willing to give all publishers and distributors a good deal when Amazon was trying to capture market share. Now that the Big 6 have killed the $9.99 ebook, Amazon no longer has an incentive to continue paying small publishers and distributors the same for ebooks as they do for physical books (typically 50% of list, which is more than 70% of actual sales prices).
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