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Originally Posted by Blue2u
I don't keep up on that except for good news [like agency pricing dropping], but really, it's returning?
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They are allowed to go back to it after 2 years from when they dropped the Agency contracts. Whether they do remains to be seen. What do they like more, selling books or looking at catalogs with high prices?
It won't make any sense for the early adopters to switch back too soon because the competition which can't switch til much later (Penguin) will continue to get the sales. Apple dragging their feet on settling and the staggered terms of their settlement may actually make it difficult for eligible publishers to readopt agency for several more years (if they choose to at all).