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Originally Posted by beschuit
But you need a Kindle if you want to buy ebooks from Amazon. I am surprised that authors are fine with that, as e-book buyers that have another device will not shop at Amazon.
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Who says they're "fine with that?" But authors have never run the show. Well, the likes of King may, but it's the publishers. Right now, the publishers control every thing and they can make many demands.
It's kind of like the state of computing. Java and AIR hold out the hope that we all can run our own applications on _any_ computer, but it's still tough to get one thing that's going to run everywhere. Mostly you're Windows-only, or Mac-only. It's frustrating but expected. Everyone has their own turf and needs to defend it.
I honestly expect this situation to get MUCH worse before it ever gets better. Yeah, Amazon may "win," but at what cost? And what if your publisher can no longer afford to play ball because Amazon made the price of playing too high.