There's an article that claims/implies
Random House is not doing the public or its authors any favors in avoiding the agency model:
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I agree, but don’t think Random is afraid of lower prices. Instead, like many publishers, the company fears that clear sales numbers might give authors access to information they’re not supposed to see.
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However, I don't want to distract too far from the point of this thread. As much as traditional publishing contracts can screw over authors, they're *stable;* the new pricing system is untested and that's a lot of change to inflict on a lot of authors at once.
Recommendations:
Authors Raymond Feist, Elizabeth Moon, and Connie Willis are all authors I remember liking but don't remember why.
I like Laurell K Hamilton's books, but if you don't like "too much romance," skip those; most are softcore to mid-level erotica.
I've loved everything I've read by David Brin, both the Uplift series & his other works. (Need to re-read
Earth; I read it when the web was a new, tiny thing and I suspect it'll resonate differently now.)
George R R Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series are very good, and I've liked what I've read of his other works, although I haven't read many of them