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This was true until iBooks came out. Keep in mind that a 70% cut for the publisher for books is better than most authors traditionally get. Meanwhile, record la

by apike 16y ago

This was true until iBooks came out. Keep in mind that a 70% cut for the publisher for books is better than most authors traditionally get. Meanwhile, record labels' cuts are usually more than 90%.

ra88it 16y ago
Right, I realize they reversed the cut after iBooks came out. But so now it's 30%, just like Apple.
- apike 16y ago
  Even now, to get Amazon's cut down to 30% you need to agree to a list of restrictions about pricing and availability that are favourable to Amazon.