If F&SF really cared about customers, they'd find a way to get all the other formats out there to the loyal paying customers. Instead they are just dropping all the formats except Mobipocket or AZW. This is unfair to the customers who do not need or want Mobipocket or AZW. This is also unfair to the people who do not wait to pay Amazon for something exclusive. The only way for them to learn not to do exclusivity is to get hit in the wallet.
They don't have to fold to get hit. But they do need to take a financial loss to see that this is bad.
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