InfoTech: Amazon's great news for publishers - until you read the contract
Some years ago, I wrote a book and, having worked out the economics of it, self-published. Amazon.com refused to stock it or, to be more precise, put so many restrictions on stocking it that as a small-single title publisher, it was rendered non-viable. In the meantime, Amazon has developed tools that aid the self- and small publisher. Recently, it appeared that it was making a significant improvement in the terms it offered. But, it's not all rosy.
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