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Originally Posted by stonetools
But actually that was what happened.
1.Macmillan went to Amazon by itself and said that it was hereby offering its books on an agency basis.
2. Amazon pulled Macmillan titles.
3.After 48 hours, Amazon caved.
4. 4 other BPHs went to Amazion and got Amazon to agree to terms
5. Random House stayed out for a year, but then went to agency.
I know the mythology is that all of the Agency 5 went to Amazon together and demanded that Amazon submit to the agency model, but that's not what happened
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1) you're completely dismissing the DOJ's claim that Apple assured Penguin that they would be 1 of 4 signing the agreement? How convenient.
2) Macmillan didn't have to "hold the fort" for the three months you were suggesting. The only reason they "took on amazon by themselves" is because they knew the other three were on board already.
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But actually that was what happened.
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This is the only mythology I'm seeing around here.