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Originally Posted by fjtorres
I doubt the ebookstores will want too many high-profile authors going this route but they probably aren't too annoyed, either.
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Yeah, they'd lose their grip on lock-in if too many authors did it. However, I think retailers still have an ace in that regard. Customer's won't want to have to sign up for lots of author specific sites to buy various books, although they may make exceptions for a favourite author.
If between authors and retailers a system along the lines of the current account linking but with the option of a single sign on such that Amazon customers could log into various author stores with amazon credentials much like google customers can use their google account to sign into various web services.
Amazon would take a cut of any sale that is linked back to their accounts as well as a % for processing the transaction on behalf of the author, customers wouldn't need to sign up to every site and would get the same experience as using their favourite store for book delivery. Authors get more money for direct only sales but can take advantage of the customer base of various retailers but most importantly, they'd have customer lists and could offer additional services on their sites without customers having to make another account, perhaps access to ARC copies etc
Probably a pipe-dream, but never say never
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I doubt there will be a flood of Brand author sites like this (most have already signed away their ebook rights) but the precedent has been set and sooner or later somebody else will give it a try. With or without publisher involvement.
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I agree. I also think many authors will still prefer to give up X% and just let Amazon/B&N... handle everything. However, it would be good if they had the choice.