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HansTWN · 07-15-2009, 06:05 AM

As others have said before in this thread, it is a free world. Amazon is supposed to make money for its shareholders, that "greedy corporate entity" includes a lot of little people who own their stock, a lot of employees who need to be paid. Besides greed is human nature and is what pushes us forward, greed within reason! If an author thinks he can do better he should go to one of the other mentioned sites. He knows ahead of time what kind of deal he will be getting. Amazon does have a lot of costs, and I think it is a very good platform for an author to get his books out to a wide audience. You pay for virtual shelf space, for the number of potential buyers, etc. Amazon is not a non-profit business.

07-15-2009, 06:05 AM	#27
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	As others have said before in this thread, it is a free world. Amazon is supposed to make money for its shareholders, that "greedy corporate entity" includes a lot of little people who own their stock, a lot of employees who need to be paid. Besides greed is human nature and is what pushes us forward, greed within reason! If an author thinks he can do better he should go to one of the other mentioned sites. He knows ahead of time what kind of deal he will be getting. Amazon does have a lot of costs, and I think it is a very good platform for an author to get his books out to a wide audience. You pay for virtual shelf space, for the number of potential buyers, etc. Amazon is not a non-profit business. Last edited by HansTWN; 07-15-2009 at 06:07 AM.