3 ms·

With which constituency? Authors are, understandably very upset with what they see as a power grab by Amazon. You can get a sense of the sentiment in that commu

by olefoo 17y ago

With which constituency? Authors are, understandably very upset with what they see as a power grab by Amazon. You can get a sense of the sentiment in that community by looking through the comments here http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/012148.html#012148 http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/012148.html#01... But in a larger sense, most readers understand that authors do need to get paid if the flow of new books are to continue. My take is that Amazon will come to regret this action.

potatolicious 17y ago
Check out the reactions here: http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/31/amazon-pulled-macmillan-titles-due-to-price-conflict-confirme/#comments http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/31/amazon-pulled-macmillan-t... Yes, not a very random selection of people, but IMHO a decent enough approximation of your average consumer. Note that all of the upvoted comments are congratulating Amazon on fighting for the little guys. I too am disturbed by this power play, but in a large PR battle with the general public I don't think MacMillan is going to win many points.