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@fjtorres. Good post. One thing we can know for sure about the best-selling authors is that they are certainly given very favourable terms indeed. However, as much as it pains me to say it, so long as the Big 5 have a stranglehold on access to a significant segment of the market, it has something attractive to offer authors. Access to this segment of the market could for some authors be the door to best-selling status. And the next generation of best sellers for the Big 5 could well prove to be top indie authors who want to reach the whole of the market including those buying from physical retail stores. Unlike the Big 5, I wish Baen and Angry Robot and the like every success. But they are not owed a living. They too must adapt and find their place in the changing market.
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