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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
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I don't understand the question. Are you asking me why they sell poetry? If so, I have no idea. I'd guess it's because they've found readers who want to
buy poetry, no? Are they in a battle with Amazon over something?
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
And why is it that when you use the search term "ebola" at www.amazon.com/books, you find loads of panic-mongering Kindle Direct Publishing instant titles, with the major publishers sticking to sober older titles?
You could point out that major publishers sometimes release works of medical quackery. But it seems to me that, more often than not, they do have more integrity than that.
Maybe the major publishers release less commercial titles out of a selfish desire to attract bestselling authors who themselves like poetry, or who wouldn't want to share their imprint with Ebola: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. As I reader, I don't care about the motive, when it results in great medical-topic books like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Emperor-All-Ma...eywords=cancer
It's not a matter of being scared of Amazon. It is a matter of asking -- where is the Kindle Direct Publishing -- or Amazon Publishing -- book to match my last link? |
Again, I'm not sure what you're asking me. If I had to guess, it seems you're asking me why KDP/Amazon doesn't publishes more stuff you like/respect, and why traditional publishers
do. I can't answer that question--and have no interest in doing so. It's not really all that relevant to whether or not books are commodities that people buy/sell. Are you under the impression that only books you desire and respect should to be sold/bought? Is it not enough that you already have more books available (that DO meet your exacting criteria) than you can possibly read in your lifetime? Are you running out?
Amazon didn't introduce the "crap I don't want to read" concept. There's been "crap I don't want to read" published for centuries.