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Originally Posted by dncharles
These day there is only one market for everything- this planet: true for music, soon-to-be true for film (thanks Ted Hope and others) and would be true for books were Amazon not as greedy as it is (more greedy than authors, Harry T!).
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Are you blaming Amazon for not being able to sell books in certain geographies? And you think this is because Amazon is "greedy"? Methinks you forget that Amazon is NOT a publisher and is not all-powerful.
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Originally Posted by fjtorres
The job of a publisher is supposed to be bringing readers and authors together.
When you get down to basics only those two are absolutely essential to the reading experience: authors to create, readers to consume.
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As a reader, I really prefer an editor to get hold of the work before I read it. Have you tried to stumble through some of the dreck on Smashwords? I would argue that a publisher provides very valuable services.
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Originally Posted by fjtorres
And in that one global market, Amazon UK can *profitably* ship print books to Australia, eat the shipping cost, and still undercut the local retailer.
That is not an opinion, that is a fact, people.
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People would like a citation for this. There are tax issues and customs forms... you've obviously never shipped internationally if you think it's that cheap and easy.