Amazon has a print-on-demand subsidiary, BookSurge. Amazon/BookSurge are now telling POD publishers that unless they print through BookSurge the buy now buttons will be disabled/removed from their titles listed on Amazon.com.
For a full report on the situation that has developed – and I ask that everyone read the report - this link will lead you to Angela Hoy’s report on writersweekly.com.
http://www.writersweekly.com/the_latest
It is about time that the American book trade learned that you can't keep screwing authors indefinitely without eventually discovering that you are screwing yourself as well.
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BOOKS READ 2009
1. The Right Attitude To Rain by Alexander McCall Smith
2. Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams by Alexander McCall Smith
3. Brother Cadfael's Penance by Ellis Peters
4. The Quilter's Apprentice by Jennifer Chiaverini
5. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
6. The Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
7. A Rose by Any Name: The Little Known Lore & Deep Rooted History of Rose Names by Douglas Brenner & Stephen Scanniello
8. Knitting on the Edge: Ribs, Ruffles, Lace, Fringes, Floral, Points & Picots: The Essential Collection of 350 Decorative Borders by Nicky Epstein
9. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
10. Gallows Hill by Lois Duncan
11. The Venus Throw - A Novel of Ancient Rome by Steven Saylor
12. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built - by Alexander McCall Smith
13. Lucifer's Shadow - by David Hewson
14. Corduroy Mansions - by Alexander McCall Smith (podcast)
15. The Prayer Shawl Companion - Janet Bristow & Victoria A. Cole-Galo
16. Knitting on the Edge: Ribs, Ruffles, Lace, Fringes, Floral, Points & Picots - by Nicky Epstein
NOW READING
Well, I can't decide what is next...
Beyond the Sky and the Earth - A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa
The Embedding by Ian Watson
Silver Screen by Justina Robson
Mappa Mundi by Justina Robson
Access Denied by Donna Andrews
The Sacred Cut by David Hewson
COMPANIES THAT
I BOYCOTT
JoAnns Fabric & Craft Stores - for censorship
MONSANTO
McDonald's
Coca-Cola/Coke
Hess
Exxon
Chevron
Kellogg's
Starbucks
Hershey's
Morningstar Farms
Kraft
M&M/Mars
Nestle's
Kimberly-Clark
Walmart
Shell
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Comments
You know, I get really pissed at Amazon sometimes...makes me sorry I started writing reviews for them. I haven't been in the mood for reviewing books lately because of it, even though there are many books I've read that I would like to review.
And I still order a book or two from them anyway, from time to time...when I can't nail the book down from another source. Makes me feel like a traitor.
Borders is in the red, btw, will most likely get swallowed up (by Amazon, no doubt!).