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Paperbackstash · 07-22-2019, 08:57 AM

I can see publisher and author concerns. If Audible did not purchase the rights of the text and put into the price of the book to give back to the authors/sellers, then offering text when they've only bought the audio rights does sound questionable.

Apologies if it's already been linked, but Publisher Weekly posted a thorough article on it
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/...community.html

07-22-2019, 08:57 AM	#23
Paperbackstash Wizard Posts: 1,656 Karma: 20102554 Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Central Florida Device: Oasis 3, PW 3 & 5, Fire HD 8 & 10	I can see publisher and author concerns. If Audible did not purchase the rights of the text and put into the price of the book to give back to the authors/sellers, then offering text when they've only bought the audio rights does sound questionable. Apologies if it's already been linked, but Publisher Weekly posted a thorough article on it https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/...community.html Last edited by Paperbackstash; 07-22-2019 at 08:59 AM.