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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Or because they want to "support the author". In which case, by all means, say so! I'll probably disagree with you, but it is a valid opinion...
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In that case, Paypal-ing the author a buck or two would do the job a lot more effectively.
I find it amusing that even the price-insensitive begin with the assumption that publisher price control = higher prices for consumers. Which, of course, recent history has shown to be true. More, those recent consumer price hikes under Agency came at the expense of authors and (in at least some cases) the publishers themselves, who made less money per book under agency than under the previous wholesale business model. Which, of course, negates the whole rationale of wanting to support authors and encourage them to keep writing.
The Agency implementation that the BPHs colluded to introduce (and which three of them have publicly stated they want back) is one where consumers pay more and authors get less.
Now, who wants to see that again?