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Originally Posted by TCSimpson
This was a good read.
http://www.leegoldberg.com/my-letter...uglas-preston/
What I found interesting that not many here have addressed, and those who basically dislike or hate Amazon don't seem to even acknowledge is:
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Does that same sentiment also apply to the brick-and-mortar bookstores, from big chains to indies, that refuse to stock paperback books from Amazon Publishing’s imprints Thomas & Mercer, 47North, Montlake, etc? If so, why don’t I see the same level of outrage from Authors, or the Authors Guild, over this widespread ban, which has been going on for years and harms hundreds of authors?
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The reason there is no outrage -- or at least one reason based on discussions I have had with a few authors -- is that the reason the B&M stores refuse to physically carry those books is because Amazon will not also let them sell the ebook versions. It is also worth noting that all of the B&M stores will special order an Amazon title; all they are doing is refusing to stock them on the shelves.
Another logical reason why no outrage is that authors recognize that there is limited shelf space available and thus none of the B&Ms carry all of the titles published by any of the major publishing houses -- they pick and choose. The B&Ms have simply chosen not to shelve Amazon imprints in the absence of the right to sell the ebooks, too.