I'm all for the windowing as well, if someone wants to pay a premium to be one of the first people to read the eBook that is completely up to them, they should not be forced to wait because of the format they choose to read it in.
As for Mr Preston, even though he shoved his foot in his mouth and upset quite a lot fans I'm not so sure it is fair for people to express their displeasure by rating the book lower. Yes, most of the people have explained why they are giving it a single star but automated trackers and probably quite a few potential buyers don't read them - they'll just see a low rating and move on. Until there is way to rate the author separately from the books, people should post a message expressing their displeasure, send them an email, tell all your friends, certainly don't buy the book, but let the literary content of the book stand on its own.
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