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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Barring the absolute shitty-end of the stick we as consumers will no doubt have to hold, can anybody think of a reason why Amazon wouldn't go into business as a publisher, considering they have the paper (POD with createspace) and ebook infrastructure locked down already?
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I can. Amazon's business plan is all about volume--more products, higher volume, slim margins. The last thing they'd want to do is take on more of the tasks now handled by the publishers. It doesn't gain them anything over the current situation.
What I could see them doing, though, is changing the rates for their self-publishing options: say, giving the content provider a bigger percentage for exclusivity.