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Jim Henderson wrote:
> Sure. My point is that people didn't think *first* and then act, and
> that's a troubling trend overall to me in business these days.
They did. They just didn't think of all of it. It's not even clear to me
that Bidzos was involved in the decision.
Note that I'm not saying they didn't screw up. I just don't think it's
enough of a big deal that it's going to affect my purchasing habits. Unlike,
for example, how the stories of the app store affect my desire to write code
for iphones.
> Quite possibly, though I think if the lawyers were involved, they'd have
> done a more thorough risk analysis.
Lawyers don't do PR risk analysis. :-)
> But that's from the outside looking
> in, and the picture from the inside may well be very different from what
> the public sees.
Yes. That's kind of my point.
>>> Honestly, I think it would be in the best interests of eReader
>>> manufacturers not to lock consumers in. You see this with gaming
>>> consoles as well - someone wants a particular game, they've got to
>>> purchase a particular game console if there's an exclusivity clause in
>>> their contracts.
>> Kindle is, amusingly, doing just the opposite. You can get like 30% of
>> the sales of your book, or you can get 70% the sales of your book if you
>> don't rip off Kindle users or lock them into a specific format.
>
> I'm not sure I follow what you're saying here.
I'm saying that Amazon has two contracts for you publishing books on the
Kindle. The usual one, where you get some small percentage of the fact value
of the book, and one where you get a surprisingly large percentage of the
face value if you're not a dick about it. I.e., if you charge less than
physical delivery, don't lock the book to a specific platform, don't defer
the electronic publishing until people who really want it have gone out and
bought the hardback, etc etc etc, then you get a much higher royalty rate.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Quoth the raven:
Need S'Mores!
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