Why Amazon is good for writers

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Joe Konrath pulls no punches in his post about the inevitability of Amazon: "If you don't like apex predators, get the hell out of the food chain. Here's the thing, all you whiners. You had your shot. And you blew it." Amazon's dominance, he says, will benefit both authors and readers while harming bookstores, agents, and distributors. The Scholarly Kitchen site discusses Konrath's post along with other essays on the changing book business.

March 3, 2012

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