I saw this TED Talk by Jeremy Heimans and it reminded me of the disagreement between Authors United and Indie authors which fits perfectly within his definition of Old Power versus New Power. I found it interesting because I would place Amazon about where he placed Apple and I would place the Big 5 in the bottom left so I think the actual dispute is between two old powers but Amazon is an enabler of the new power.
He makes a lot of good points such as, new power doesn't necessarily win but I think his recommendation to old power to "Occupy Yourself" is spot on and I think that Amazon has a much better viewpoint than Hachette.
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