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Originally Posted by DD1509
That is a silly comment. The publishers and authors continue to make a fine living, without Amazon and they most likely would increase their ability to make money with Amazon.
The publishers signed the deal with Amazon. You think the publishers would have signed the deal if it hurt them in any manner??? They loved every inch of the agreement.
Amazon is not the bad guy by any stretch of the imagination.
I find your logic terribly flawed.
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I find your understanding of the publishing industry to be flawed. Many if not most authors do not "make a fine living," at least not from their writing. If they did, so many would not have to keep their day jobs.
Publishers thought the new deal was better for the long term interests of both themselves and their clients. Amazon disagreed. So far, everything was fine. Companies are allowed to disagree, that's what negotiations are for.
But when Amazon pulled the paper books that were not under dispute, and for which things are not changing, they went too far. That's when they became the bad guy in this particular dispute. They unilaterally widened the scope and they hurt the livelihoods and careers of people who were not directly involved in the dispute.