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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
But if even a few people buy from Amazon instead, Amazon gets a cut of each book--and keeps the audience on their "board game." They want readers out of the habit of buying direct and since more publishers are starting to offer direct, they certainly don't want that habit to form. They don't want people learning to shop around, look for coupons, staying on a publisher site because it's more fun, etc.
I buy direct when I can because I know the publisher (and possibly the author) makes more. But I am often tempted by the convenience of "one click and it shows up" especially if I am traveling.
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Yeah, they sure want one stay on the site. But I have to say that the only place I have ever been able to buy books outside of Amazon was a Sourcebooks romance club that has just been closed. I have kindles only and have no clue what to do with epub if they are drm. So Sourcebooks had their whole catalog drm free. I know that harper collins is now owned by Harlequin and they have great sales, but again, I have no clue what I would do with the format as they don't have mobi. So useless again. Allromance, I could never figure out exactly what format is drm free, what isn't, etc.
And I don't think any of the books I buy on average are available direct.
I think all the book sellers and publishers missed out by having DRM on their stuff. If they all sold DRM free like Sourcebooks did with DANL club, I might have bought books outside of Amazon. And Sourcebooks didn't have a auto send to kindle service in any case.
I don't know much about Baen since I don't read the genre they sell there but it sure is convenient for kindle owners to get purchased books send to them directly like that.
Overall its just more easy and no fuss just buying from Amazon. I guess that is what they want.
