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Originally Posted by Fbone
Don't forget the retailers had MFN clauses in their contracts. The publishers were not permitted to undercut their retail partners. Might as well let them handle the transaction, expense and customer service.
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Eventually they did, but there was a time when buying direct from S&S was generally the best price out there (barring a big sale somewhere like Fictionwise). For me that was the only reason to buy direct from a big publisher.