SFWA removes Amazon.com links from website

[kennyc]

mbovenka and Sony_fox,

Thanks for the links guys!

[kennyc]

and check out:

http://www.bookviewcafe.com/

which was featured/listed on the front page of Closed Circle above.

as readers and writers we must start supporting the authors and the best way to do that is to do it as directly as possible and get the mega-corps like MacMillan out of the loop. This is the way we change the publishing industry, this is the way we change the world.

[kennyc]

This is interesting and appropriate:

http://blog.kobobooks.com/2010/02/04...=Google+Reader

[Connallmac]

Originally Posted by kennyc

This is interesting and appropriate:

http://blog.kobobooks.com/2010/02/04...=Google+Reader

This is an excellent look at the relationship between price points and sales, should be required reading for the publishing houses.

[Connallmac]

Originally Posted by kennyc

This is interesting and appropriate:

http://blog.kobobooks.com/2010/02/04...=Google+Reader

http://blog.kobobooks.com/2010/02/01...d-to-remember/
From the same source, this also makes a lot of sense.

[kennyc]

I saw that one as well. Thanks for posting the link!

[wayrad]

I was already boycotting Amazon, ever since the Kindlepid thing...may need to boycott MacMillan, too...

[HorridRedDog]

Originally Posted by kennyc

....as readers and writers we must start supporting the authors and the best way to do that is to do it as directly as possible and get the mega-corps like MacMillan out of the loop. This is the way we change the publishing industry, this is the way we change the world.

101%

When I buy a book at the store. CORRECTION - When I used to buy a book at the store, I felt like I was supporting a good author and getting a good story.

The "publisher", however, seems to be getting a bit more than the author. OK,.

But if the publisher wants me to pay hardcover prices for a book that I do not own (can't sell, lend, or even give away) then I have to look elsewhere.

Buying from the authors' site or websites that look out for the author gives me a much better feeling. And I don't mind spending $5 - $10 at all.

SFWA - MacMillan and Amazon have their place. Some will never buy an ereader or ebooks. But trying to force the rest of us to pay hardcover and paperbook prices is against your members best interest.

Wake up SFWA and MacMillan. Its' a new world. Stop trying to make horseless carrage owners pay for a buggy whip.