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Why? What influence do authors have on where their books get sold? Naively, my guess would be "none". As a reader, I am certainly unconcerned with the opinion o
by adamc 17y ago
Why? What influence do authors have on where their books get sold? Naively, my guess would be "none". As a reader, I am certainly unconcerned with the opinion of authors on where I should buy my books...
The publishers will be pissed, but Amazon remains a key market, so they will get over it.
- potatolicious 17y agoAmazon has been trying to sell authors on the concept of cutting out publishers entirely, and just jumping on board with Kindle self-publishing. Given the reaction by authors to this move, I don't think many would be receptive to this idea any more - Amazon has shown that it's willing to bend its suppliers over a barrel and strongarm people in pricing. Given that Kindle self-publishing is still in its infancy, and still has yet to sign a major author willing to ditch a publisher, this recent news hasn't really helped its case any.