Comments for Amazon Pulls Books From Its Shelves at http://wezen-ball.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://wezen-ball.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:29:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/amazon-pulls-books-from-its-shelves.html#comment-351 Whatever, I read a ton and buy all my books used. I don't understand paying full price or paying $400 for a Kindle. I can't think of a bigger waste of money than a Kindle actually. - Rob A from BBD Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:44:40 +0100 http://wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/amazon-pulls-books-from-its-shelves.html#comment-332 I guess it's moot anyways, as Amazon has changed its mind. The books are back on the shelf, here is the press release: [quote]Dear Customers: Macmillan, one of the "big six" publishers, has clearly communicated to us that, regardless of our viewpoint, they are committed to switching to an agency model and charging $12.99 to $14.99 for e-book versions of bestsellers and most hardcover releases. We have expressed our strong disagreement and the seriousness of our disagreement by temporarily ceasing the sale of all Macmillan titles. We want you to know that ultimately, however, we will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan's terms because Macmillan has a monopoly over their own titles, and we will want to offer them to you even at prices we believe are needlessly high for e-books. Amazon customers will at that point decide for themselves whether they believe it's reasonable to pay $14.99 for a bestselling e-book. We don't believe that all of the major publishers will take the same route as Macmillan. And we know for sure that many independent presses and self-published authors will see this as an opportunity to provide attractively priced e-books as an alternative. Kindle is a business for Amazon, and it is also a mission. We never expected it to be easy! Thank you for being a customer. [/quote] - Union Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:26:21 +0100 http://wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/amazon-pulls-books-from-its-shelves.html#comment-331 Thanks for commenting, Union. I didn't actually feel like I was taking any sides with my own words, but I suppose the Scalzi quotes can probably be read like that. I'm not sure what I believe as far as how the blame should be divvied out. I certainly am not following it as closely as some people might (mostly because I know how worked up those writers' blogs and their readers can be). I do think that a simple recitation of the facts - Amazon has delisted these specific books and this can harm the authors of those books - is fair and hard to dispute. If anyone wants to share links to other points of view, I'd be more than happy to see them. I just thought it was important for others who might not have heard about this story to know that some of their favorite books might not be available. - lar @ wezen-ball Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:52:33 +0100 http://wezen-ball.com/2010-articles/february/amazon-pulls-books-from-its-shelves.html#comment-330 I've been following this story pretty close and for you (and John Scalzi for that matter) to put all the blame on Amazon is ridiculous! I usually really enjoy what I read on here, but this posting really bothered me. There are 3 companies that share equal blame here. Apple, Macmillan and Amazon. You cannot have a chain reaction like what happened and have only one "link". You say you do not support Macmillan, but that is kind of all you did. - Union Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:28:36 +0100