Amazon.com, the online retailer, has long competed with bookstores; now it is starting to make deals with authors, bypassing the traditional publisher.
publisherswklyPublishers WeeklyHighly InfluentialAmazon Signs Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal; “It’s an old strategy: divide and conquer" says Richard Curtis http://t.co/ODRmDq9a
shamrockquinnshamrockquinn“The only really necessary people in the publishing process now are the writer and reader” Amazon Rewriting the Rules: http://t.co/6Q8W3mfn
fletcherchristyChristy FletcherThe most interesting thing here is the penguin lawsuit. Amazon Rewrites the Rules of Book Publishing: http://t.co/bt99ClzY
wordgopherjlshear“It’s always the end of the world,” said Russell Grandinetti, [of Amazon] "You could set your watch on it arriving.” http://t.co/Zzlu7qHm
niamhcluneNiamh CluneAmazon Rewrites the Rules of Book Publishing: http://t.co/bumIikWN Heard about this but didn't know details. Very interesting for Indy pubs.
celticadlxLisa Buie-CollardAmazon Rewrites the Rules of Book Publishing: http://t.co/bumIikWN Heard about this but didn't know details. Very interesting for Indy pubs.
aertopuzAysem Ertopuz"The only necessary people in publishing r the writer&reader. Everyone in between has both risk&opportunity”: http://t.co/n3qTW6EG#mbamec