Amazon bypasses publishers for agents.

The article reports that Amazon was accused of bypassing publishers by enlisting literary agents as a force against the agency model during a meeting held with agents at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October 2010. The meeting, which was organised via the Association of Authors' Agents, features several...

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Published in:Bookseller no. 5456; p. 5
Main Authors: Williams, Charlotte, Page, Benedicte
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Published: Bookseller Media Ltd 11/12/2010
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