You might think that all writers would be of the same mind about the
dispute between Amazon and Hachette Publishing Company
It all began when the publisher and Amazon were unable to reach an agreement on ebook prices. The online retailer began making it difficult for customers to pre-order some of Hachette's books. They also slowed down deliveries and refused to discount some of Hachette's newly released books. Many authors, aware of their dependence on Amazon for sales, were reluctant to speak out one way or the other. But all that that changed this week.
First a group of writers including some bestsellers like James Patterson, Lee Child and David Baldacci
released a letter
But some self published authors are putting that assumption to the test.
They responded with
their own letter on change.org
"Major publisher like Hachette," the letter reads, "have a long history of treating authors and readers poorly," while Amazon values them "dearly."
Let Hachette know where you get your books, they urged their readers. And they seemed to assume the answer would be: Amazon.
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