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Meredith, of course they are. Their business model is based upon making as much money as they can and spending as little as they can. They'll manipulate rankings so that stories that give them the best return are rated higher than lesser sale price works.
The reality is that most publishers, probably all of them in fact, are in it for themselves and not the writer. I guess its always been the case.
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