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Originally Posted by FrustratedReader
Something traditional publishers have missed out on.
My local bookshop said that there isn't even a notification system for out-of-print books being reprinted (can happen to newish titles).
The Traditional publishers seem inept compared to Amazon and Smashwords. No wonder Amazon is likely to wipe them out.
The problem isn't the authors, it's the traditional publishers.
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At one time, there was a list of books coming out. Bookstores used it for exactly that purpose. There was also a books in print (might have been the same publication) that came out every month. Of course, that was back when they published a much smaller number of books.
I agree that it's a missed opportunity. Maybe they are worried someone might sue them for collusion looking for a big payout. Or maybe it was one of those pieces of overhead that got dropped looking to cut costs.
I think you missed the fact that I have the same issue with indies. Many of the authors on my list are indies, so it's a problem that transcends the traditional publishers. Traditional publishers are more likely to have a list of what books are going to be published when since their release schedule is more defined and structured. Indies can have a release schedule or they can release as they finish the book.
Amazon isn't blameless in this either. For the most part, they have abdicated the maintenance of their books catalogue to the various publishers. That means it's not all that uncommon that you can pre-order the hard back, but the pre-order for the kindle becomes available later.