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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
Yup. People are fine with discussing it informally but are less likely to post a letter. The reality is that most people don't know where to send the info and are not invested enough to look it up. Most don't know that they can submit a comment.
What is more surprising to me is that more authors have not sent comments. I would have thought that the indie authors would have been more proactive in submitting comments.
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For indie writers, things aren't clear cut.
1. If retailers can go back to deep discounting of BPH titles, that will cut deeply into indie sales.
2. Right now, Amazon are the indie's friends. Long term, indie writers are Amazon suppliers and if Amazon becomes more dominant, then they can effortlessly squeeze the indies. Consider this scenario :
"I'm sorry, but because of changes in the market, we will have to offer you 50 per cent on royalties instead of 70 per cent. And to participate in the KDP program , you are going to have to give us 150 days' exclusivity, not 90."
If 90% or more of your sales are through Amazon, then your only option is pretty much to smile and bend over.
Indie writers are therefore likely to sit out this one, for the most part. Of course, The Konrath Group is probably going to send a pro-settlement letter. They think that Amazon is unlikely to squeeze them, for whatever reason.