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Originally Posted by vaughnmr
With your repeated Amazon bashing (I think you have done that in every single article you have written!!!) I am finding it harder to value your opinion.
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I appreciate that a lot of people love Amazon and think that Amazon can do no wrong -- it being God's gift to humankind and all. However, the reality is that Amazon is not a fair player in the ebook market -- never has been and probably never will be.
Amazon dictates the terms of the contract to indie authors. There is no negotiation. Either Amazon's way or the highway. This is also true in regards to small presses. I worked with a small press in trying to negotiate a change in certain terms to the contract and Amazon point blank told the publisher to sign on the dotted line or go away.
The only publishers with any clout at all with Amazon are the BPHs and they have clout only because of the volume of books they publish and because Apple gave them an alternative method.
I am not now nor ever will be in favor of any one retailer dominating the ebook market to such an extent that it can dictate everything -- something that Amazon appears to be working hard to achieve. Monopoly is not good for anyone except the monopolist.
As to whether you value my opinions, it is your right to ignore them, value them, or curse them.