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Originally Posted by Crowl
It would take some effort on the part of shops and the publishers to make revenue sharing work, but it just amazes me that they aren't doing more to implement such things because at the end of the day the worst thing the publishing companies can do is stop people from buying books from them. Drm and pricing are obviously major annoyances that have the potential to harm sales, but nothing harms sales more than refusing to sell.
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If I'm a publisher getting that suggestion, my question is "What's in it for
me?" Revenue sharing seems to assume I may not have exclusive rights to a title. Okay, what rights
do I have? Is the suggestion that I as a publisher don't
get exclusive rights on a book, and I am one of X publishers entitled to publish and sell it, taking the revenue from whatever sales I happen to make? That's a drastic revision of the typical model, and I don't see anyone going for it.
If that's not being suggested, what is? I have exclusive rights in a geographical area for pbooks, but ebooks are another matter? Someone else can offer an ebook version of a title I publish, and I get a cut of the sales? What cut? And how is this audited and verified, so I know I
am getting my slice of the pie?
I'm not clear on what's being suggested here.
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Dennis