Thread: Amazon says 'will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan's terms'
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Old 02-02-2010, 09:31 PM   #202
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Originally Posted by asjogren View Post
"Also, it's not quite as simple in a corporate environment to run a word doc through mobigen in order to create an ebook. There are multiple runs involved for different formats, and both DRM and software licensing costs to be covered (as well as the salaries of the people doing the conversion). These are all added costs that have to be covered somewhere."

Then if SmashWords.com gets a stable of top notch authors, these neanderthal-likes are doomed just as their namesakes.

EVOLVE OR DIE
Why would top-notch authors go to Smashwords (which I like and use) when that means fewer sales at lower prices with no bookstore placement and no advance? Most books are still sold in paper form in bookstores.
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