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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Turow said that "Amazon was using e-book discounting to destroy the old way of bookselling" -- by which he apparently meant "selling physical books," because the number of books being sold at all has skyrocketed since Amazon got into the ebook game. Like Eisler, I'm fascinated at how Amazon can "destroy" bookselling by selling millions of books.
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Turow is siding with the BPH's for a single reason. He is terrified about what his book sales will be as book production moves further into digital format. Having made his living for so long supporting those who paid his income, it is quite easy to see why the mere thought of change does terrify him. Just because he is president of the Authors Guild does not mean the majority of that guilds membership support his stance.
The BPH's and their supporters love to blame Amazon as it is convenient to do so. After all they do not blame themselves for their inability to change.