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Originally Posted by fjtorres
For a non-mocking critique of the cluelessness of the AU gang, consider this one from ever-polite KKR:
http://kriswrites.com/2015/07/15/bus...the-wrong-war/
She takes on my point from above that instead of taking on Amazon over made-up grievances, they ought to be using their fading credibility to take on real issues affecting all tradpub authors right now:
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There is a lot more at the source including an in-depth look at how the *music* industry splits its money and where its debates are headed. Very useful in light of the ongoing catfights over streaming over there. Recommended. |
I too recommend this post. It is excellent. KKR, like Joe Konrath, is well worth a read, albeit for different reasons. KKR, whilst agreeing with Joe Konrath's comments, herself shows a remarkable degree of restraint. And, slightly off-topic here but well worth a read, is her comments on accounting transparency. In a nutshell, she agrees with a commentator who predicts that this will be the next big battle in the music industry, from where it will likely spread to publishing. Given today's technology twice yearly and largely "opaque" reporting on Royalties is almost as archaic as the Large Publishing Cartel members themselves. Given this lack of transparency, one can only wonder what discrepancies proper audits of Royalties based on full and complete disclosure of figures may turn up. Based on the past behaviour of some of the players I can only say that after I shook hands with them I would be counting my fingers.