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Originally Posted by mcl
Perhaps that's because you're taking bits and pieces of Doctorow's article, rather than reading it in its entirety. It's clear to me that Doctorow is against Macmillan's actions. He can also freely admire Scalzi's reasoning, and disagree with his position.
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Yes, it's clear that he's against Macmillan's actions. He stated that pretty outright: "Macmillan demanding a $15 pricetag for its ebooks is just plain farcical."
However, he also stated that's he's against Amazon, and perhaps even more so (emphasis mine): "Amazon draping itself in the consumer-rights flag in demanding a fair price
is even more farcical."
And I made that clear in my post ("...they'd prefer not to have to deal with either Amazon or Macmillan..."). With his comment about about farces above, coupled with his comments on the Scalzi posts, it seems clear to me that, while he doesn't like either side particularly much, if he had any leanings, he would seem to be slightly on Macmillan's side. Or perhaps that'd be better phrased as "He's against Amazon more than he's against Macmillan."