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Quite frankly, I hope agency pricing stays. It has saved me thousands of dollars and stopped me from buying ebooks by "name" authors whose work is really only mediocre to begin with. Agency pricing has made me turn my attention to indie authors, authors I wouldn't have given a second glance to otherwise.
One point that Coker makes that I think is correct is that the wholesale model is also a form of agency pricing. No retailer can survive if the retailer is selling all product at below cost. In the wholesale model, the floor price was set by the wholesale price. All agency pricing has done is change the floor price and ensured that more booksellers have a chance to survive.
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