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Originally Posted by Catlady
First, any author who agrees to a contract without knowing what's in it shouldn't complain later on. Second, what about the exposure some authors get because of their books being included in the package?
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Both good points. But of course author's are not lawyers, and I'd imagine that even many who did read the agreement would not have understood the implications. A very harsh lesson.
And yes, there may well be some benefit in the exposure. I doubt it outweighs the costs of virtually giving away the audiobooks. With a new untested program like this leaving Audible so much control committing for up to 7 years was a grave risk. One I suspect Audible was well aware of in drafting the terms.
The lesson is very clear. Get a lawyer to look at the agreement. If you can't afford one at least look through it very carefully yourself and get some of your more knowledgeable friends to as well.