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Originally Posted by fjtorres
The funny thing is, the more the self-important ones whine, the more transparent their motives become.
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Objectively, the Guild is pro-indie because they want to keep major-published books at higher prices, allowing self-publishers to charge much less and still make a living. Also, the Guild opposes Amazon, whose
remarkably high self-published eBook market share makes indie authors more vulnerable to their whims than major-published authors.
Objectively, those pushing for relatively low major publisher prices are the self-publishers' nemesis.
When opinions go so contrary to self-interest, motives don't matter.
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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Discounting? They don't complain of B&N discounting. Or Costco discounting even though they get ripped off under deep discount accounting. They don't complain about Apple or Nook or Kobo ebooks. Why? Because those folks play the payola game.
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OK. I'll bite. Who is paying off whom?
I'm especially interested in any Costco payola evidence, since, unlike Apple, Nook, and Kobo, we frequently patronize Costco.