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Originally Posted by abookreader
Ok - but let me go you one better. If you're going to talk about dis-intermediation, let's not forget that the Publishers themselves are an intermediary in that path from author to book reader. ...
What is going to prevent them from hiring a crew of editors and cover artists and making their own retail website to sell their customers books with a great big banner over the top "Home of Authors XXXXX, XXXXXX, and YYYYY!
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That's pretty much the role the publishers already play. Getting a publisher is, in effect, hiring editors, cover artists, marketers, advertisers and the like.
I agree that Amazon can play the role of the publisher for authors. Compete with the Bix 6. I think the content the Big 6 already have locked up would be a huge lure for folks to go to their website. Just like Amazon is the place to be now, Big6Books.com would be THE place to be then.
Amazon is trying to forge relationships with authors. The big 6 already excel at that activity.
Amazon is biting the hand that feeds it. Agency pricing was just the first reaction. Others are to follow.
Lee