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Lee - Smashwords is already getting buried. I hope they climb out of it, but the queue means that you wait for months for spotty results in getting your book online. Secondly, direct control is critical. If you want to change the title or the cover, you don't want to wait for a middle man to do it months from now. Lastly, I'm worried about having ISBNs out there I don't own. They will be the permanent pub of record, even if they go broke or sell out.
Moejoe - I hope you are wrong about this, but you could be right. We have two things working for us: 1) Competition. There are lots of fortune 500s that are playing hard here, and that lets the little guys win. 2) I think that Amazon and some of these others are seeking to replace traditional publishers over time. Notice their new imprint Konrath is working with. Just why does anyone need NY when they can get 70% and have direct control?
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