Originally Posted by mish
I think it is wonderful that another traditionally published author is self-publishing an original work. Fabulous!
The part I have heartburn with is the exclusivity deal. This is a major pet peeve of mine. As a Sony user I feel like the red-headed step-child of the ereading community. It is like the author is basically saying, "If you don't own a Kindle you are meaningless to me and I don't need or want your money...go buy someone else's book." And ya know what? I do. I take my money and give it to another author who respects the fact that there are other ereaders out there and who want to reach out to *all* readers (and don't charge me more than the Kindle format...another pet peeve).
I would even be okay with a limited time exclusivity, like 3 or 6 months maybe, then open it up to all formats. But this complete exclusivity deal just rubs me the wrong way.
Okay, off my soapbox now (but I'll just leave it here in the corner in case it is needed again).
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