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Old 06-30-2014, 10:54 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
Because they've made millons upon millions of dollars through the old system and see Amazon as enabling change *away* from that system? Because the old system strongly favors high-profile authors over mid-listers and newcomers and Amazon doesn't do so quite as much? It's easy to "curve fit" their statements to public data and concoct theories but they would be just speculation.

It doesn't much matter if they are simply misinformed or just too vested in the old system, the fact is they have expressed strong pro-publisher opinions repeatedly, even when the publshers have been known to be in the wrong, and can't be considered unbiased commenters.
My view:

1. They slogged through the old system. Why should newcomers have it easier?
2. They became friends with the old publishing elite and are now so designated themselves, and wish to keep the ladder high, and slick to their elevated perches.
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