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I know that it's the publisher, or at least I am aware that Amazon puts the blame on publishers, but I am baffled that Amazon, which is THE BIGGEST online books
by datacharmer 14y ago
I know that it's the publisher, or at least I am aware that Amazon puts the blame on publishers, but I am baffled that Amazon, which is THE BIGGEST online bookseller, has to bend to such insane demands.
- cstross 14y agoIf Amazon stop bending to those "insane" demands, you're going to see a wave of publishers going bust and then a steep decline in the availability of new high-quality product[1]. AMZN are not the authors' friends, let alone the publishers'. And if they ever establish a monopoly on the supply chain, they'll stop being the customers' friend as well. [1] Authors don't get to support themselves by touring. And those of us who try to supply good quality product can't do nearly as a good a job if our cash flow is being throttled, or if we're forced to take on the elements of workflow that our publishers currently handle for us.