I sincerely hope that all the parasites dry up and blow away in the wind. Amazon, McMillan and crew... the lot.
I'd like to think that the "Future Model" for eBook publishing and distribution is already here.
www.zuluexpress.com and
www.smashwords.com
A total cost to authors of 15% after processing fees of 35 to 40 cents is fair and equitible. Maybe not if you employ hundreds of people but hey, that's their problem.
Only around one percent of books written have ever been published, and of those only around two percent ever made any money for the author. That in itself makes it pretty clear to me that the traditional publishing industry has ALWAYS been culpible. What's more is that their current behaviour makes it painfully clear that these leopards are not about to change their spots.
I do think it's quite amusing though that they're attacking each other with such gusto that they don't even see their own personal "Davids" winding up their slings for the knockout blow.