Comments on: Amazon’s POD monopoly http://booktwo.org/notebook/amazons-pod-monopoly/ The future of Literature Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:28:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mary http://booktwo.org/notebook/amazons-pod-monopoly/#comment-18171 Mary Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:57:41 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/amazons-pod-monopoly/#comment-18171 Since this debacle hurts or potentially hurts writers, we writers need to do what we do best. Write! Blog posts, articles, letters, emails. Whatever it takes to whomever will listen. I have drafted and sent letters (copied to Amazon) to the WA Attorney General, the US Attorney General, the Tennessee (where I live) Consumer Affairs and Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. If we all bombard these agencies with well-written, well thought out letters and emails addressing our concerns and keep it in the spotlight through blogs and articles, something will be done. Also, I have canceled my Amazon account and am encouraging others to sever ties with them. The best way to get these big companies to listen is to hit them in the pocketbook. Since this debacle hurts or potentially hurts writers, we writers need to do what we do best. Write! Blog posts, articles, letters, emails. Whatever it takes to whomever will listen.

I have drafted and sent letters (copied to Amazon) to the WA Attorney General, the US Attorney General, the Tennessee (where I live) Consumer Affairs and Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. If we all bombard these agencies with well-written, well thought out letters and emails addressing our concerns and keep it in the spotlight through blogs and articles, something will be done.

Also, I have canceled my Amazon account and am encouraging others to sever ties with them. The best way to get these big companies to listen is to hit them in the pocketbook.

]]> By: Author http://booktwo.org/notebook/amazons-pod-monopoly/#comment-17542 Author Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:47:29 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/amazons-pod-monopoly/#comment-17542 A good case can be made that what Amazon is attempting to do violates anti-trust laws. Waiting for federal anti-trust action would take many years--years to get the Justice Department to act, years of trials, years of fussing over what the court decision means. Notice how long it took to deal with Microsoft's tactics, despite the fact that the corporations they were bullying were large and powerful. None of us can afford that long a wait. <snip> A good case can be made that what Amazon is attempting to do violates anti-trust laws. Waiting for federal anti-trust action would take many years–years to get the Justice Department to act, years of trials, years of fussing over what the court decision means. Notice how long it took to deal with Microsoft’s tactics, despite the fact that the corporations they were bullying were large and powerful. None of us can afford that long a wait.

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]]> By: POD Publisher http://booktwo.org/notebook/amazons-pod-monopoly/#comment-17481 POD Publisher Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:14:07 +0000 http://booktwo.org/notebook/amazons-pod-monopoly/#comment-17481 My own books in the UK have had the sell button removed - I print with Lightning Source. I'm sick of Amazon. A while ago we investigated Booksurge and found they have a markedly inferior product at an extortionate price and an equally extortionate discount requirement. I suggest we all start boycotting Amazon - don't buy any Amazon products unless you want to support the mafia, for that's what they are. My own books in the UK have had the sell button removed - I print with Lightning Source. I’m sick of Amazon. A while ago we investigated Booksurge and found they have a markedly inferior product at an extortionate price and an equally extortionate discount requirement.
I suggest we all start boycotting Amazon - don’t buy any Amazon products unless you want to support the mafia, for that’s what they are.

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