The whole Authors United effort is strictly a farce, which is why they are being mocked by their peers, ignored by Amazon (and the DOJ), and embarrassed all over.
Their letters are simply not worthy of being taken seriously.
From the opening of the first letter (where they proclaim they aren't "taking sides", yet promptly proceed to lambaste Amazon and demand they cave in to Hachette) to the latest public effort (where they insult authors from China, first, and then all non-US authors, and demean pretty much everybody who works for a living) they have done nothing but let their egos run free.
Well, puffed up egos scream to be mocked.
If they ever stop lying about the catfight, ever address the cause of their "distress"--Hachette's unwillingness to negotiate in good faith or even accept any of Amazon's offers to compensate authors--ever accept that they are *not* a party to the negotiations at *all* (they fracking *sold* their interests for their million dollar advances for life plus seventy) then maybe... maybe, they might recover a shred of dignity. (Not going to hold my breath, though.)
But until then, puffery and lies will be met with mockery.
It's an old tradition, folks.
Lawrence Block tweets on twits:
https://mobile.twitter.com/LawrenceB...63819743465472
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no, you won't find my name on that list of twits.
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If all you read and see is the NYT, you might think the twits are winning.
Go outside the echo chamber of manhattanite publishing and you'll find that the vast majority of people outside don't know or don't care, or actually agree with Amazon.
And the latest Harris poll has Amazon's popularity at an all-time high.
Dig it up, dudes.
Do some homework for a change.