henry copeland:
Will publishers dare exercise the 'nuclear option' against Amazon's monopsony? pllqt.it/u8UuLp
But Amazon still has its nuclear option. It would appear that unless Amazon backs down — through public pressure or government intervention — publishers will have no choice but to employ their own nuclear option: pull all their books from Amazon and throw their weight behind a law-abiding alternative. Perhaps the best solution would be an online marketplace controlled by the publishers — with the 30 percent commission being split 50-50 with the authors in addition to the author’s royalty.
- mobile.nytimes.com