Authors United … In What, Exactly?
“…I know that Amazon is not my friend. I’m well aware of that. Amazon is a tool I’m using to further my career. Just like Twitter is, and Facebook, and blogging. My success comes down to the effort I put into my career. The avenues into which that effort is put today may not be the same avenues into which that effort is put tomorrow. I change, I grow. Simple as that.” Veronica Bale’s interesting take on what is going on in self-publishing today…read on! Muchas gracias, Veronica!
Originally posted on Veronica Bale's Blog:
Recently, I came across a post on Joe Konrath’s blog about Authors United’s latest antics (for purposes of full disclosure and giving credit where it’s due and all that, I’m stating up front that I found this post through the blog of fellow self-published author Nat Russo.) In this post, Mr. Konrath eloquently tears apart a letter from Authors United to the Assistant Attorney General, imploring him to declare Amazon both a monopoly and a monopsony. The post is well worth a read – not only is it pretty spot on, but it’s also downright hilarious. From what I can gather, taking on Authors United is something Mr. Konrath does well, and does often.
For me, though, as a self-published author whose entire career would not even have gotten off the ground without Amazon, I was compelled to take a closer look at who Authors United is, and what their fundamental issue with Amazon is.
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