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I'm not a publisher (and I don't even play one on TV) ... but 30% sales commission for an e-book at Amazon doesn't sound terrible to me ... even with the added "delivery fee". That fee is nominal and helps create a value for service and make a distinction between the costs of conveying (and storing) a Sherlock Holmes Omnibus vs War and Peace vs 80,000 word pulp fiction.
Amazon isn't perfect, and Amazon is in the (e-)book business to make profits, but it is also helping to create a sustainable eco-system -- by creating a publisher front-end to its e-book platform, setting a 30% commission, and extending to more markets Amazon enables more participation, not less. On balance, that's a good thing. It would be a better thing if Kobobooks or a couple of other players got more seriously into the game as well.
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