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Originally Posted by Blossom
Amazon has very little to do with it other then they are allowing anyone to publish anything.
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I'm confused. This contradicts what other posters have stated. Clearly Amazon plays a pivotal role in indie electronic publishing. They are the big gatekeeper. Other posters have said that the way Amazon advertises (and lists?) books is now less favorable to indies and more favorable to the Big 5.
Is this true? If so, how has it changed, and why?
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
The biggest issue that a big 5 publisher ebook store faces is the combination of contracts with the various publishers and (this is the biggest) backlist of big 5 authors. This is where ebook stores like Sony, Kobo and B&N have struggled, not over the indie market.
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Could you clarify that?