Comments on: Authors Guild accuses Amazon of “breathtaking” hypocrisy http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/authors-guild-accuses-amazon-of-breathtaking-hypocrisy/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joseph Gray http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/authors-guild-accuses-amazon-of-breathtaking-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-1142541 Joseph Gray Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:58:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=28025#comment-1142541 Pot (Amazon) meet kettle (Google). Amazon already demands a huge cut when you publish for the Kindle. That, coupled with their other draconian practices just makes me shake my head and laugh when they talk about Google or anyone else. When it comes to pbooks and ebooks, I have no respect for Amazon and their practices. Please, more competition from Google, Sony, the dog, anyone. Pot (Amazon) meet kettle (Google).

Amazon already demands a huge cut when you publish for the Kindle. That, coupled with their other draconian practices just makes me shake my head and laugh when they talk about Google or anyone else. When it comes to pbooks and ebooks, I have no respect for Amazon and their practices.

Please, more competition from Google, Sony, the dog, anyone.

]]> By: Kate http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/authors-guild-accuses-amazon-of-breathtaking-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-1142238 Kate Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:15:45 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=28025#comment-1142238 OK, that was the problem. You did have it formatted so that it looked like your statement. OK, that was the problem. You did have it formatted so that it looked like your statement.

]]> By: Paul Biba http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/authors-guild-accuses-amazon-of-breathtaking-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-1142235 Paul Biba Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:01:19 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=28025#comment-1142235 ??? That's the Authors Guild statement, not mine. I'll go back and put it in blockquotes to clear up any misunderstanding. ??? That’s the Authors Guild statement, not mine. I’ll go back and put it in blockquotes to clear up any misunderstanding.

]]> By: Jonathan Lyons http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/authors-guild-accuses-amazon-of-breathtaking-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-1142201 Jonathan Lyons Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:15:50 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=28025#comment-1142201 Kate - I believe this is just a link to and a copy of the Authors Guild's post. Kate – I believe this is just a link to and a copy of the Authors Guild’s post.

]]> By: Kate http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/authors-guild-accuses-amazon-of-breathtaking-hypocrisy/comment-page-1/#comment-1142196 Kate Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:08:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=28025#comment-1142196 Why, Paul, less than three weeks ago you said the settlement "amounts to nothing more than court-licensed theft." http://www.teleread.com/2009/08/14/national-writers-union-opposes-google-settlement-i-agree/ You also characterized the very same argument you have given here as 'specious'. I'm confused. Why, Paul, less than three weeks ago you said the settlement “amounts to nothing more than court-licensed theft.”

http://www.teleread.com/2009/08/14/national-writers-union-opposes-google-settlement-i-agree/

You also characterized the very same argument you have given here as ‘specious’.

I’m confused.

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