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fjtorres · 11-27-2012, 01:41 PM

How much does Smashwords pay publishers to distribute *their* ebooks to B&N, Apple, and Kobo? It sure isn't 6% of cover.
That might be a yardstick the court finds reasonable.
Or the court might look at other BPH contracts that offer up a nominal 25% (before funky accounting schemes) as fair comparables.
The plaintiffs seem to have multiple roads to victory; Harlequin just one--summary judgment. Failing that, they'll lose. (Or settle.)
Sometimes a scam is just a scam and no amount of smoke can hide it.
We'll see soon enough.

11-27-2012, 01:41 PM	#91
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	How much does Smashwords pay publishers to distribute their ebooks to B&N, Apple, and Kobo? It sure isn't 6% of cover. That might be a yardstick the court finds reasonable. Or the court might look at other BPH contracts that offer up a nominal 25% (before funky accounting schemes) as fair comparables. The plaintiffs seem to have multiple roads to victory; Harlequin just one--summary judgment. Failing that, they'll lose. (Or settle.) Sometimes a scam is just a scam and no amount of smoke can hide it. We'll see soon enough.