As a contributing author to Disquiet Time, published by Hachette, Im also caught in the Amazon negotiations that are severely limiting our new book launch. Amazon has the right to sell or not sell whatever they choose, but I think Douglas Preston is right that using content creators as human shields in their negotiations, particularly book authors, the core of their business, may be a sign that Amazon has forgotten from whence it came...the authors are not the problem, publishers fighting over profits are the problem. Jeff Bezos used books as the cutting edge to help sell everything from computer cables to lawn mowers, and what a good idea that was,” he said. “Now Amazon has turned its back on us. Don’t they value us more than that? Don’t they feel any loyalty? That’s why authors are mad.” mobile.nytimes/2014/08/08/business/media/plot-thickens-as-900-writers-battle-amazon.html?_r=0&referrer Interesting times for content publishers but also interesting opportunities for B&N/Google. blogs.marketwatch/thetell/2014/08/07/google-barnes-noble-take-on-amazon-in-the-battle-of-the-books/
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:04:57 +0000
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