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guyanonymous · 02-05-2010, 01:58 PM

Why? They sold them once already.

Authors can't demand anybody sell their work.

I'm more peeved that Amazon backed down - but since they see the writing on the wall and realize that their stand would cost them 3+ major publishing houses, of course they backed down.

02-05-2010, 01:58 PM	#144
guyanonymous Guru Posts: 692 Karma: 27532 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Ebookwise 1150 / 1200	Why? They sold them once already. Authors can't demand anybody sell their work. I'm more peeved that Amazon backed down - but since they see the writing on the wall and realize that their stand would cost them 3+ major publishing houses, of course they backed down.