Yes, I won't be buying books from the publishers that move to the "agency model". I'll be buying from customer friendly publishers and authors. There are too many good books and too little time to read them all. I don't have to worry about it.
I'm sure that the big publishers have already written me (and people like me) into the category of "acceptable loses" so we can all be happy.
The "agency model" is price fixing and against free market principals. It was allowed for a valid business model but what Macmillan is using it for has nothing to do with an "agency model". Amazon, Apple, B&N and Kobo are not "agents", they are running websites and performing simple electronic sales transactions. It's a loophole to allow them to price fix and try to drive up prices. In my opinion the consumer protection laws should be updated to define what an agent is, so these loopholes can be closed.
One additional side effect is that I've switch 180 degrees on "piracy". I'm still not going to file share myself but I'm no longer going to criticize people who do. Go nuts! I understand.