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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Like I said, there is only Smashwords that will let you publish in a Kindle-friendly format, and people would need to buy it through a computer ...
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~sigh~
• The Kindle is not the only ebook reader / app / platform in existence.
• Tablet, smartphone and PC users are not restricted to a single store.
• Self-publishers are not restricted to a single platform.
• There are numerous commercial outlets for ebook self-publishing.
• You can always roll your own, if you are willing to go without DRM.
I agree that getting a book pulled from Amazon is unquestionably a major obstacle. But the same holds for paper books that Walmart chooses not to carry, or B&N chooses not to feature, or a book that publishers reject (or pull after publication), or a newspaper editor chooses not to review, or a reviewer trashes. None of these facts change:
- Any retailer's right to pull a title, for almost any reason, at any time
- A publisher's right to pull a title, for almost any reason, at any time
- That freedom of speech does not guarantee you a commercial platform
- That no contracts were violated
- That pulling a handful of titles does not indicate an "expansion" of an existing policy
Need I go on?