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JSWolf · 05-17-2009, 10:43 AM

I do know part of how Baen are doing it. They are not having any middle men in the works. No Fictionwise, no BooksOnBoard, no Amazon, no Sony, no Mobipocket. So all that expense is not having to be laid out. So they can charge less and still make a good profit because of this.

05-17-2009, 10:43 AM	#24
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,356 Karma: 148951763 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I do know part of how Baen are doing it. They are not having any middle men in the works. No Fictionwise, no BooksOnBoard, no Amazon, no Sony, no Mobipocket. So all that expense is not having to be laid out. So they can charge less and still make a good profit because of this.