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Originally Posted by HaemishM
The biggest problem with Amazon's dominance of the eBook market is that they can control... everything basically. Pricing, terms with creators, availability of material, everything. Most of my sales are through the Kindle store. If suddenly Amazon decided they didn't want indie authors anymore, or they didn't want to list fiction, I'd be up a creek without paddle. As much as I appreciate Amazon, I would like B&N, Kobo or anyone else to provide as good a platform for selling and buying books.
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Absolutely.
But how is it Amazon's fault that they've been blessed with inept opponents?
When it comes to indie publishers, who else relies on them as much as Amazon?
Who supports them as strongly and creatively?
Without going too far:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/201...die-publishers
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Amazon has been careful not to ghettoise self-published works, instead listing them with equal ranking alongside those from traditional houses, in a move that has irked some established publishers and led to calls for self-published works to be categorised separately.
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Amazon doesn't do this out of the kindness of their heart but out of basic self interest: a strong indie publishing sector is Amazon's best protection against the BPH cartel. Why would they turn around and squeeze them out when they are an increasingly important part of their business?