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Originally Posted by pwalker8
It all depends on what the contract actually says. Is Koontz going to be only available via Amazon? How much money is the contract for? Is Amazon trying to sign a bunch of big name authors or is Amazon just trying to let lesser known authors that Amazon isn't just an ebook/indie publisher?
Who knows, it might even open the door to possible anti-trust charges. The government is going after the big tech companies these days.
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Amazon is competing directly against the publishers. The "most important, must be on it" book store...is leveraging it's position to compete with the publishers.