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King has come out as a strong supporter of a-readers. Heck, he ended up with a pink Kindle when the K2 was announced.
I don't want Barnes and Nobles to go out of business. Competition is good. But I am not going to cry for Barnes and Nobles or the Publishers. They both contributed to the current state of books. Barnes and Nobles drove out Independent Booksellers and the Publishers did little to nothing about it. They were fine with Barnes and Nobles and Borders deeply discounting new releases, and in doing so undercutting the Indies, as long as they, the Publishers, got paid for the full value of the book.
Now Publishers are worried about Amazon doing the same thing? BS. They are worried because they don't understand e-books or where the market might go. Instead of exploring their options, they have buried their heads in the sand, occasionally appearing to complain about big, bad Amazon. I guess it was ok when it was Barnes and Nobles and Borders, two stores, undercutting the Indies but god forbid one store undercuts the big chains.
Silly.
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