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By: thhresources.com » Blog Archive » Amazon’s Squeeze on Booksellers Leads to Boycotts & Protests

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:52:44 +0000

[...] and their members. Educational Development Corporation (EDC) pulled its Usborne titles from Amazon. Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America decided to remove Amazon links for books on its website, unless no other source is available, [...]

By: Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:12:32 +0000

Ya’ll say you’re for the writers, then respond to this:

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/03/08/a-challenge-to-the-science-fiction-writers-of-america/

By: And the lemmings march on « Amanda S. Green

And the lemmings march on « Amanda S. Green — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:49:09 +0000

[...] can’t push people around. So, without consulting the member-at-large, SWFA leadership decided to redirect all product links on its pages from Amazon to other online stores. The only caveat to that was that if the book was [...]

By: Trevin Matlock

Trevin Matlock — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:33:39 +0000

Re. Bob Mayer at #6.

A note about IPG. Authors do not sign with IPG, their publisher does. IPG provides warehouseing, shipping, billing and sales reps for publishers that do not want to go to the expense of starting their own national sales, shipping, billing and etc. departments. So far as SFWA is concerned IPG provides these services for Tachyon, Elder Signs, Nonstop, Golden Gryphon, Medallion and others. (These just off the top of my head, I know there are others.)

An author has his book accepted for publication with Publisher X and gets paid from Publisher X. Publisher X (for example)has contracted with IPG to provide AT LEAST shipping, billing, warehousing and sales reps. Marketing and other services are also available.

I am not going to weigh in on the broader story here, just wanted to set this part of the record straight.

I am one of the sales reps for IPG.

Regards,
Trevin Matlock

By: ChickPea

ChickPea — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:17:50 +0000

While it’s not as convenient as one-click buying, you can load content to a Kindle via your PC. If any producer wants to sidestep Amazon, as long as you produce your book in a .mobi version, it will be possible to read it on a Kindle (and, for that matter, if there’s a DRM-free .epub or .prc version, you can use Calibre to make a .mobi version).

So – the best solution all round is an open format. Tying distribution to a different proprietary format risks losing those who have (like me) invested in a Kindle.

By: The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: March 1, 2012

The Great Geek Manual » Geek Media Round-Up: March 1, 2012 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 01:31:47 +0000

[...] offering “automation and personalization” services (i.e. Customers who bought x also bought y). Authors and publishers have been reacting to the [...]

By: Locus Online News » SFWA Removes Links to Amazon.com

Locus Online News » SFWA Removes Links to Amazon.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:15:01 +0000

[...] For more, see the SFWA website. [...]

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:02:33 +0000

“They” don’t call the Big Six “legacy publishers,” J.A. Konrath does. It’s a phrase he coined to help peddle his particular brand of snake oil.

By: Why I Won’t Do Business With Amazon | Jason Erik Lundberg

Why I Won’t Do Business With Amazon | Jason Erik Lundberg — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:02:35 +0000

[...] at this point. In response, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) are now redirecting all Amazon.com links on their site, and replacing them with links to IndieBound, Powells, and B&N; I’ve had my criticisms of [...]

By: SFWA removes links to Amazon from website in protest over IDG e-book delisting | Ebooks on Crack

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 06:52:16 +0000

[...] GalleyCat link to it as well yesterday: the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Association is removing all links to titles on Amazon (save for those that are not available anywhere else) from its website, and instead redirecting [...]