images.jpgOsnos has an article in the Atlantic about Andrew Wylie entitled “Andrew Wylie, Agent Provacateur”. Osnos, whom I consider to be an industry apologist rather than an unbiased commentator, tears into him as “a hard man to like” and, in a backhanded complement says: But, nearly as I can judge, his clients like the kind of aggressive representation he gives them and the spirit he fosters–that publishers tend to be the nemesis and not the partner of authors.

He disses the Wylie/Amazon backlist deal but he does say:

For the moment, while Wylie has infuriated publishers and done his authors no favors in the Amazon deal, he has brought the issue of e-book royalties to the front rank of digital matters to be clarified, which is actually a plus. … The outcome of e-book royalty tussle will be a better deal for authors than publishers would like, and a better deal for publishers than authors (and certainly Wylie) favor. But we can be sure that, whatever the resolution, it is only a matter of time before the next squabble over revenues starts. That’s business.

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