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Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM wrote:
> I'd seen some notices that agents in the fiction fields were looking at
> upping their cut to 15%, but it didn't seem to get very far.
Wish you were right, Arlen, but unfortunately 15% has become the standard for
agents handling fiction. Some have grandfathered their old clients at 10%, but
even that's not universal. New clients can expect to pay 15% with all but a few
agents nowadays.
