Agents and Authors Battle about eBook Royalties

Are eBooks good for authors? According to a panel at BEA today, both publishers and agents concurred that yes, they are. However how eBook royalties should be paid out to authors is not agreed upon.

Brian Defiore of Defiore & Co, literary agency gave a long monologue about how eBooks are good to help authors connect to readers in new ways. However, he stressed the importance of rethinking the royalty model as eBooks cut the production, shipping and returns costs for publishers.

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