http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/28/shakeup-at-amazon-publishing Comments On: Shakeup at Amazon Publishing by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://kindle.amazon.com/work/making-th… )

In the book was link to a "special offer". The offer was from the publisher who would sell me the unlocked PDF version of the book for $5 more! Basically it subverts the Amazon ownership and management of the ebook and lets me get the license direct from the publisher.

I have to think that this is worrisome for Amazon who are not publishers of note, but distributors. Which is all well and good when you are actually doing something like stacking boxes in warehouses and mailing stuff -- but not good if you're just reposting a set of bytes. No value added there! It could just be a matter of time before publishers finally figure out -- hey, let's build a website that people can search with Google for our books.


Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:50:16 -0800 The Stranger
Amazon to be stripped of tax advantage on sale of ebooks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/201…
European commission tells Luxembourg to end VAT loophole, a decision that could close the gap with British ebook prices


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