More on the Amazon Macmillan fight

[julesjones]

Charlie Stross has a lucid explanation of what Amazon has been doing and why what Macmillan was proposing is likely to be to the long-term benefit of both readers and authors.

Comments

[autopope.livejournal.com]

Updated and expanded (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/01/amazon-macmillan-an-outsiders.html).

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Interesting Reading. I wonder where it all will end?

[shaolingrrl.livejournal.com]

He made me look up arbitrage, though.

[julesjones]

Full version duly linked to. Incidentally, given that we keep seeing the "why not become a self-published ebook author" routine in your comment threads, you are welcome to link to my end of year review of my sales figures plus comment thread for a real live example of why this is not currently a viable option for a full time writer.

http://julesjones.livejournal.com/359198.html