Comments on: The Eight Hundred Pound Gorilla http://www.bloggernews.net/114844 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:55:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ats http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-274642 ats Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:08:42 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-274642 Updated stories and comments on this issue have been posted on our blog - http://www.amazontroopsurge.com Updated stories and comments on this issue have been posted on our blog -

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]]> By: Yvonne DiVita http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273929 Yvonne DiVita Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:59:14 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273929 I'm in line to throw rotten apples at Amazon. Are you aware of the petition... see this link: Stop the BookSurge Monopoly: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/protectPOD/?e We're a small publishing firm that has a POD printer. We do not use Lightning Source. We create very good books. We work to sell them, and we have always used Amazon, although the author receives such a small return on books sold through Amazon, most of our authors send people to our bookstore. We help authors build blogs to market their books, and have the links go directly to our site, so they earn full royalty. I'm a bit worried about Amazon, but...not overly much. There's always Barnes and Noble. I’m in line to throw rotten apples at Amazon. Are you aware of the petition… see this link: Stop the BookSurge Monopoly: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/protectPOD/?e

We’re a small publishing firm that has a POD printer. We do not use Lightning Source. We create very good books. We work to sell them, and we have always used Amazon, although the author receives such a small return on books sold through Amazon, most of our authors send people to our bookstore.

We help authors build blogs to market their books, and have the links go directly to our site, so they earn full royalty. I’m a bit worried about Amazon, but…not overly much.

There’s always Barnes and Noble.

]]> By: Sgt. Mom http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273826 Sgt. Mom Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:43:31 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273826 I checked it out, Aaron - interesting take on an interesting development. As in interesting in the sense of that old Chinese curse. Maryann, please pass the word - the implications are horrible. (And check out the Independent Authors Guild too) I checked it out, Aaron - interesting take on an interesting development. As in interesting in the sense of that old Chinese curse. Maryann, please pass the word - the implications are horrible. (And check out the Independent Authors Guild too)

]]> By: Maryann Miller http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273823 Maryann Miller Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:38:17 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273823 Thanks for a very informed article about this. I will alert some writer lists about it. Maryann Miller www.maryannwrites.com Thanks for a very informed article about this. I will alert some writer lists about it.

Maryann Miller
http://www.maryannwrites.com

]]> By: Aaron Shepard http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273710 Aaron Shepard Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:03:25 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/114844#comment-273710 You might be interested in the post on this issue on my Publishing Blog, "Amazon Declares War on Lightning Source." http://www.aaronshep.com/publishing/blog.html Aaron Shepard Author, Aiming at Amazon Webmaster, Sales Rank Express You might be interested in the post on this issue on my Publishing Blog, “Amazon Declares War on Lightning Source.”

http://www.aaronshep.com/publishing/blog.html

Aaron Shepard
Author, Aiming at Amazon
Webmaster, Sales Rank Express

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