Comments on: Amazon to Bid on Dorchester Assets

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By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:27:41 +0000

This is an interesting discussion. Unfortunately I think all of the exclusivity in the marketplace will ultimately hurt the reading public and is probably an outgrowth of all of the in-fighting in the book industry related to digital books and the numerous formats available. All of the publishers and booksellers are trying to get the upper hand and capture the market.

By: Anne Marble

Anne Marble — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 03:14:01 +0000

If Amazon publishes something as part of one of their new imprints (for example, Montlake Romance), it will ask for some kind of exclusive deal. It might vary by author, but it’s hard to tell for sure because they don’t post their guidelines on the site. Grr. Some authors also don’t like the way Amazon sets prices, including the way books sometimes end up being offered for free without the author approving the deal.

One reason self-publishing phenom Amanda Hocking turned down a high bid from Amazon was because Amazon wanted her books to be published exclusively on the Kindle. But much of her success was because she was publishing in all formats, so readers could buy her books from more than one place.

There was also a recent interview with a Christian romance author who did an exclusive deal with Amazon and realized it hurt her in some ways because some readers couldn’t buy her books. Also, she put some of her books up for free to get promotion, but that might have backfired because some readers mindlessly downloaded all the free books, then gave her books one-star reviews because they didn’t like romance or Christian books. :\

By: Cora

Cora — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:24:19 +0000

If e-books are self-published via Amazon, Amazon does not automatically make those e-books available anywhere else. The publisher/author in responsible for making their e-books available elsewhere and in other formats. However, many self-publishing authors choose to go exclusive with Amazon, because they get certain advantages.

What is more, Barnes & Noble only accepts US self-publishers, non-Americans cannot upload their books to Barnes & Noble directly, only via Smashwords.

By: MaryC

MaryC — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:00:15 +0000

I’m not sure what the deal is for an author who publishes with Amazon. I do know there are instances where an author will have a book available exclusively at Amazon for three months – it may then be offered at other sites after that. I must admit I find it frustrating to have to wait just because I have a Nook. Yes, I am aware of the Kindle app fpr PCs, but I dislike reading books on the computer.

By: Renee

Renee — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:18:19 +0000

I thought that when an author self-publishes with Amazon that Amazon will ultimately make their books available via other vehicles such as nook, etc. I thought it was only a timing issue.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:28:05 +0000

Well except for the exclusiveness of the books to Amazon, it seems a win, win situation. Authors can either now self-publish the books or let Amazon do it for them. And getting back royalties can’t be a bad thing!