In the last two years, I’ve discovered a lot of brainwashing techniques in the realms of independent and self-publishing. A lot. And it’s something that you have to […]
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Publishers were collective bargaining units for authors – even if they didn’t intend to
There are few prior economic models that really reach what is going on with eBooks (and the small press) today. We’ve spent a couple of years talking about […]
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It’s not a conspiracy: Explaining the economics behind eBook market trends
I think the backlash against independent publishers and authors has already started, and will continue to get worse over the next twelve months. Once again, this isn’t a […]
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Thank you, SFWA.
The Science fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has taken a (very practical and pragmatic) stand on Amazon’s bullying business tactics. Despite some of the comments immediately following, […]
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The bullying will get worse for independent authors and micropublishers without a group voice.
Independent authors need a group with to represent them – and the crap with Amazon and IPG shows that we need this stat. IPG isn’t an association – […]
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We Should Have Expected Them To Screw Us Over… And Acted Accordingly
This (longish) post ties together Amazon, the free market, DRM, piracy, and more. Hang on folks … because this isn’t crazy conspiracy theory stuff, it’s what seems to […]