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Old 07-10-2009, 01:13 PM   #47
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Originally Posted by Xenophon View Post
It's not a matter of "the author has no control," but rather that "the author has delegated control to either publisher or agent" with a reasonable expectation that the publisher or agent won't be too egregiously stupid -- if only to protect their own income potential.
I agree. I don't think it was a question of whether or not there were good reasons for it, but I believe Format C's point was that when an author decides to publish they are giving up (delegating) control.
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