Comments on: Tangled Web – Amazon vs Macmillan http://christinedabo.com/blog/2010/01/30/tangled-web-amazon-vs-macmillan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tangled-web-amazon-vs-macmillan Blog of Author Christine d'Abo Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Wylie http://christinedabo.com/blog/2010/01/30/tangled-web-amazon-vs-macmillan/comment-page-1/#comment-21764 Wylie Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:54:48 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=1136#comment-21764 Even a week after the fact my head still spins at this debacle. As a reader who always tries to get the most and/or best books for her buck, I agree with Amazon. As a writer who understands that publishing (and writing!!) is a business and everyone involved deserves to make money. I think if people knew how little editors and writers actually make, they'd be more supportive. The big six aren't the oil companies with their private jets. They aren't even in the same league as banking execs with huge bonuses. Perhaps people look at JK Rowling and Stephanie Meyer and think that authors can retire after one book... (ha. hahahahahahaha.) Either way, Amazon really overstepped by yanking those books from their site. I hope they lose a lot of customers of that one, just to drive home the point... Even a week after the fact my head still spins at this debacle.

As a reader who always tries to get the most and/or best books for her buck, I agree with Amazon.

As a writer who understands that publishing (and writing!!) is a business and everyone involved deserves to make money.

I think if people knew how little editors and writers actually make, they’d be more supportive. The big six aren’t the oil companies with their private jets. They aren’t even in the same league as banking execs with huge bonuses.

Perhaps people look at JK Rowling and Stephanie Meyer and think that authors can retire after one book… (ha. hahahahahahaha.)

Either way, Amazon really overstepped by yanking those books from their site. I hope they lose a lot of customers of that one, just to drive home the point…

]]> By: Julia Smith http://christinedabo.com/blog/2010/01/30/tangled-web-amazon-vs-macmillan/comment-page-1/#comment-21744 Julia Smith Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:48:50 +0000 http://christinedabo.com/blog/?p=1136#comment-21744 Amazon has been doing very odd things which remind me of Stephen Harperisms. Amazon unilaterally yanked things from their site before and seemed shocked when it didn't go over well, then backtracked. Is it worth the two seconds of I'm-king-of-the-world? It must be. Amazon has been doing very odd things which remind me of Stephen Harperisms. Amazon unilaterally yanked things from their site before and seemed shocked when it didn’t go over well, then backtracked.

Is it worth the two seconds of I’m-king-of-the-world? It must be.

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