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Agency pricing is not per se "illegal" but may well be in breach of competition laws, as it plainly seems to have the effect of destroying competition. I wrote the post because it appears that the BPH are trying to return to agency pricing in the United States. I think a reminder of the reality of the effect of agency pricing (ie; eliminating competition) is timely. And for all the reader pays more I have not seen any evidence whatsoever that authors are any better off. I'm not complaining so much as simply putting forward a very interesting topic for discussion, though I must admit I don't like the attempted exploitation of Australians that I discuss in the post. And I doubt it is limited only to Australians.
For the record, I consider both Geographical Restrictions and Agency Pricing to be abominations that we can't be rid of soon enough. Although it seems we have differenct views on this topic I am interested in reading your views and those of others on this topic.
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