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Originally Posted by fjtorres
After the fiasco that was the Kindle TTS intro, pretty much every major ebook innovation from Amazon has been spearheaded by indies in general and self-pubbers in particular. Part of it is that they are more willing to experiment, more involved in day to day promotion of their titles, and more agile in thought and deed. And less constrained by contractual obligations.
Whether it be discount pricing, serials, Matchbook, or subscriptions... Self-pubbers' kneejerk reaction tends to echo Gregor Vorbarra: "Let's see what happens..."
They don't mind taking a few arrows in the back to see how things play out on the frontlines.
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We mind the arrows, but we are hungry and have a drive to succeed. And, as you said, we are not constrained. The only unfortunate part of what is going on with Amazon now, is that Amazon is becoming part of the constraint with its insistence on "exclusivity." I understand the business reasons for it, but I loathe the practice.