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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Oh I read what he said, but I don't see how it applies. In general, mid-tier authors may go directly to paper and not come out in hardback, so for them the hardback price isn't germaine. Hey, if they really think that publishers are costing them sells, then they can always go indie.
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Hmm, let's try rereading again...
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Originally Posted by gweeks
I do begrudge them that business model. That model has done a very good job of squeezing many mid-list authors (that I would like to read more of) entirely out of writing. Some of those authors are back again after the big publisher business model has been broken a little bit. The illegal collusion to raise prices tends not to engender any sympathy either.
Greg
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And then:
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I have no idea how it would squeeze them out of writing. Not selling books would squeeze them out of writing. It wasn't all that long ago that most mid-list type authors were paper back only since only top of the line authors.
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Clever, clever you!
If the BWMs' business model decided they weren't worth keeping as authors (nothing to do with "costing them
sells sales", sorry) then they should just go indie? I think you are missing the point here.
That business model was the only choice!
At the time they were squeezed out!
