Comments on: Time for the SEC to ask for Amazon’s Kindle numbers—both hardware and e-book sales http://www.teleread.com/drm/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jay Muntz http://www.teleread.com/drm/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1152144 Jay Muntz Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:22:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/29/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/#comment-1152144 HeavyG says it best. It's a very bad idea unleash the govt. goons on a company that's busy changing the world for the better. Amazon has a right to its secrets, and to advocate using government power (which is backed by violence) to force it to reveal them is basically the same as stalking Jeff Bezos as he walks to his car and forcing him to give it up at gunpoint. Respect the company's rights please! HeavyG says it best. It’s a very bad idea unleash the govt. goons on a company that’s busy changing the world for the better.

Amazon has a right to its secrets, and to advocate using government power (which is backed by violence) to force it to reveal them is basically the same as stalking Jeff Bezos as he walks to his car and forcing him to give it up at gunpoint. Respect the company’s rights please!

]]> By: HeavyG http://www.teleread.com/drm/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1152077 HeavyG Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:39:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/29/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/#comment-1152077 While the SEC is at it I really want/need to know exactly how many bags of Thomas' English Muffins Harris Teeter has sold in each of the last three quarters. I also want/need to know exactly how many 6" lag bolts Home Depot sold in the third quarter of FY2009. Yes...by all means let's get the SEC involved in this sort of stuff rather than catching the likes of Bernie Madoff. Oh that's right...the SEC did not catch Madoff even tho they had received repeated warnings about him. I guess they were too busy asking Sears how many Kenmore washing machines they sold each of the last four years. While the SEC is at it I really want/need to know exactly how many bags of Thomas’ English Muffins Harris Teeter has sold in each of the last three quarters.

I also want/need to know exactly how many 6″ lag bolts Home Depot sold in the third quarter of FY2009.

Yes…by all means let’s get the SEC involved in this sort of stuff rather than catching the likes of Bernie Madoff. Oh that’s right…the SEC did not catch Madoff even tho they had received repeated warnings about him.

I guess they were too busy asking Sears how many Kenmore washing machines they sold each of the last four years.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/drm/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1152060 David Rothman Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:39:33 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/29/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/#comment-1152060 Thanks for the feedback, Richard, but I love the text to speech and the other positives of my Kindle ((TTS is great for walks and treadmills). That's one reason I care so fervently about these issues at the practical level. It's frustrating to have the risks of DRM. I remember when the Rocket eBook format was going to be for the ages. By trying not to buy many DRMed books---some I can't resist because of the TTS and the chance to fit them into my schedule this way---I'm protecting the long-term value of my e-library. I'd love to give Jeff still more business. That means his use of the industry standard of ePub and his backing off as much as he can from DRM which makes every format proprietary. As for the details relating to my own book, I'm just one of many writers and small publishers getting substandard treatment from Amazon. Whether it's the royalty splits or my well-documented problems with my listings, Amazon has been a disappointment. I wish Amazon weren't so big. Then I could ignore the negatives. But who knows? Maybe better alternatives are on the way. It'll be fascinating to see what the e-book landscape is a year from now. Happy Kindling or whatever the word is, David Thanks for the feedback, Richard, but I love the text to speech and the other positives of my Kindle ((TTS is great for walks and treadmills). That’s one reason I care so fervently about these issues at the practical level.

It’s frustrating to have the risks of DRM. I remember when the Rocket eBook format was going to be for the ages. By trying not to buy many DRMed books—some I can’t resist because of the TTS and the chance to fit them into my schedule this way—I’m protecting the long-term value of my e-library. I’d love to give Jeff still more business. That means his use of the industry standard of ePub and his backing off as much as he can from DRM which makes every format proprietary.

As for the details relating to my own book, I’m just one of many writers and small publishers getting substandard treatment from Amazon. Whether it’s the royalty splits or my well-documented problems with my listings, Amazon has been a disappointment. I wish Amazon weren’t so big. Then I could ignore the negatives.

But who knows? Maybe better alternatives are on the way. It’ll be fascinating to see what the e-book landscape is a year from now.

Happy Kindling or whatever the word is,
David

]]> By: Richard Askenase http://www.teleread.com/drm/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/comment-page-1/#comment-1152055 Richard Askenase Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:23:58 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/12/29/time-for-the-sec-to-ask-for-amazons-kindle-numbers-both-hardware-and-e-book-sales/#comment-1152055 I'm really tired of your anti-DRM rants, and your anti-Amazon rants relating to your book. GIVE IT A REST!! I’m really tired of your anti-DRM rants, and your anti-Amazon rants relating to your book.

GIVE IT A REST!!

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