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fjtorres · 07-19-2014, 02:31 PM

Quick reminder: Amazon.com isn't all there is to Amazon.

And within Amazon's publishing empire there are five main units: Amazon publishing (which is a kinder gentler tradpub), Audible, Createspace, KDP (non-exclusive ebook distribution), and KDP Select (Kindle exclusive ebook distribution).

For those familiar with video game publishing:

- Amazon Publishing titles are the equivalent of First party titles, controlled by the platform holder

- KDP titles are the equivalent of Third party titles, controlled by the publisher and often cross-platform

- KDP Select titles (currently the bulk of Kindle Unlimited) are the equivalent of second party titles, controlled by the publisher but exclusively tied to the platform by mutual agreement

More than anything, the ebook business is coming to resemble the console gaming business, right down to the split between the big traditional publishers (like EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc) and indies. The biggest difference is that in console gaming, the big publishers cooperate with the platform holders instead of declaring war on them.

07-19-2014, 02:31 PM	#190
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Quick reminder: Amazon.com isn't all there is to Amazon. And within Amazon's publishing empire there are five main units: Amazon publishing (which is a kinder gentler tradpub), Audible, Createspace, KDP (non-exclusive ebook distribution), and KDP Select (Kindle exclusive ebook distribution). For those familiar with video game publishing: - Amazon Publishing titles are the equivalent of First party titles, controlled by the platform holder - KDP titles are the equivalent of Third party titles, controlled by the publisher and often cross-platform - KDP Select titles (currently the bulk of Kindle Unlimited) are the equivalent of second party titles, controlled by the publisher but exclusively tied to the platform by mutual agreement More than anything, the ebook business is coming to resemble the console gaming business, right down to the split between the big traditional publishers (like EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc) and indies. The biggest difference is that in console gaming, the big publishers cooperate with the platform holders instead of declaring war on them.