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Old 02-01-2010, 12:46 PM   #649
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Originally Posted by kilron View Post
so then if i buy an e-book from amazon for $10, why should amazon get $7 and the author and publisher get only $3? that's completely backwards.
I think you're confused.

Currently, Amazon pay 50% of the hardback price for ebooks.
Macmillan are forcing them to sell at a set price, with a 30% cut of that price going to Amazon

Note that the amount of cash going to the writer is going to *decrease*.
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