The Aftermath of the Agency Model

Agency pricing is all but dead and in the UK its aftermath has taught the industry with some hard lessons. It left many fearing even greater dominance by Amazon. Read more »
Discussion:
SURVEY: Has Agency Pricing Damaged the Book Business? Do you believe, on balance, that has agency pricing ultimately done long-term damage to the book business? Or was it a necessary experiment that was worth the costs? Read more »
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