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Old 10-14-2009, 08:51 AM   #58
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
THIS IS NOT THE PUBLISHER'S FAULT.

They have a book distribution contract, which says which countries they have the right to distribute the book in. They cannot ignore that contract.

Yes, contracts need to be renegotiated to reflect eBook sales, but you cannot "blame" the publisher for adhering to the terms of the contract that is currently in place.
Who do you think created this kind of contracts and insisted on them when signing deals with authors? From what I know it was the publishers. So I really do not see how it is not the publishers fault.
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