Authors Guild's Robinson Welcomes Amazon, Simon & Schuster Agreement

“We don’t yet know the terms of the settlement” between Amazon and Simon & Schuster (S&S), but “we’re very pleased to learn that authors will not be targeted in another standoff,” emailed Roxana Robinson, Authors Guild president. Amazon reached a multiyear agreement with S&S to sell its print and digital books in the U.S. (see 1410210031). “We’re pleased to hear that pricing will be based on the agency model, and we hope that this new structure will allow publishers to give more favorable e-book royalties to authors,” Robinson said Tuesday.