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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Why does that matter?
Exclusives are a part of retail. If the author freely chooses to work exclusively with one retailer, that's their concern. There is still so much competition that it's not likely to give Amazon a permanent lock on the market, either.
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It would be interesting to know what deal Amazon gave their exclusive authors: while these guys are doing without their publishing houses (not by choice at least in Konrath's case, although he may be happy he was dumped), they are not in the same boat as most people who self-publish through Amazon, etc.
But I would hope exclusives don't become too widespread; driving to another retailer is much easier than having to buy a new reader.