Apr 09 2008

WritersWeekly’s Take on Amazon’s Booksurge

Published by auria cortes at 10:17 pm under Industry News

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WritersWeekly has reported that AuthorHouse/iUniverse and Lulu signed Amazon’s agreement to use Booksurge. The newsletter indicates that some POD printers charge customers for Amazon placement. As an example, WritersWeekly states, “AuthorHouse charges authors an extra $75 to submit their book to the Amazon Search Inside the Book Program. If an author has paid for that service, they would, of course, expect and demand that Amazon have their book available for direct purchase by Amazon customers (have the “buy” button turned on). Since AuthorHouse charged authors for that service, they may have inadvertently put themselves in a bind with the threat of having the “buy” buttons turned off.” Click HERE to read the full article.

2 Responses to “WritersWeekly’s Take on Amazon’s Booksurge”

  1. Steve B. Davison 09 Apr 2008 at 2:17 pm

    This is extortion pure and simple. I say the hell with Amazon. I intend to boycott them and buy my books elsewhere.

    Steve

  2. Lizon 11 Apr 2008 at 10:43 pm

    Politics can be found anywhere. What’s your take on this, Auria?

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