Another Precinct Heard From

[Dana King]

This topic had, mercifully, run its course, but this column was sent to me by a friend who knew I was interested in publishing and thought I might find it interesting. It's a lot the same of what we've read on the Macmillan-Amazon controversy, with a couple of things I hadn't known and hadn't seen elsewhere.

The end conclusion is familiar. Anyone who things author came out ahead here also thinks, in the auhtor's words, "expensive milk is a victory for farmers."

[I. J. Parker]

Yes. Interesting. The only thing is that Penguin pays me only 15% of the e-book sale. I don't consider that generous at all. Where does that idea come from? It used to be that publishers didn't include e-rights in contracts, but they learned quickly. The 15 % date to that time. My agent, I think, would have fought harder, had she known about the arrival of Kindle.

[Eric Christopherson]

Thanks for the link, Dana. Interesting perspective. If the plan is in fact to kill ereaders and ebooks it's a dumb plan without a chance of working.