Amazon, Hachette and the swinging of gorilla dicks

I was planning to blog today about the Amazon/Hachette debacle, but good old Jay Kristoff has said pretty much everything I wanted to say, so I’ll just direct you over there (link at the end). But I will add one thing – I’m generally a fan of Amazon and the amazing things they’ve done for writers and readers. The game is constantly changing and big dogs will always come out on top in the fight. But there’s a line where game-changers become game-dictators and then it’s a problem.

This is what Jay is talking about, so I’ll leave that there. But remember also that Amazon are trying to corner ebooks with mobi when everyone else (and I mean EVERYONE) is using ePub. This is something they’ve been doing all along – and you don’t even get to own the mobi. Only a licence to read it. So while you’re considering Jay’s words, consider that too and maybe reconsider your choice of ereader and ebook. You can shop just as easily online for print and ebook with Barnes & Noble, kobo.com and so on. (I think I might do some research and blog about alternative stores at some point.)

Regardless, do as Jay says and exercise your consumer power. If we all do this, Amazon’s strongarm, bully-boy bullshit might just swing that big old gorilla cock right back into their own face. (Blame Jay for this analogy.)

Now, go and read his post here.

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