What���s Next for Authors United?

Authors United has been spectacularly unsuccessful in its supposed mission to get Amazon and Hachette to agree a deal.

By contrast, Simon & Schuster was able to agree a deal in just three weeks ��� without the intervention of Douglas Preston���s group.

To be fair, Authors United has been very good at one thing: getting media attention.

Perhaps it���s time for Douglas Preston to widen the aims of the group and start campaigning on issues which actually matter.

It would be great if Authors United c...