The petition is full of spin. It seems to have been put together by none other than Hugh Howey. It's not really much of a thank you to readers, but rather a love song to Amazon. I particularly like this part which basically describes this petition itself too:
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"It’s painful to watch, dear reader, as you are subjected to so much self-serving industry and millionaire author propaganda."
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Chuck Wendig has a nice rebuttal -
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014...n-as-underdog/