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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Mark Coker on Amazon's KDP Select

Amazon Aims to Empty Competitor Shelves of Indie Ebooks

"Amazon yesterday launched a broadside against competing ebook retailers when it introduced a new program that requires authors to remove their books from competing retailers.

"The new service offering, KDP Select, promises participating authors a shot at earning their share of a $500,000 monthly pool of cash. Amazon will distribute the funds to participating authors based on the number of times an ebook is borrowed from Amazon's new lending library."

To read the rest of the article, click here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-coker/amazon-ebooks-kdp-select_b_1139260.html

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What are you thoughts? Are Mark's concerns valid? Or just anti-corporation rhetoric? Do you plan to use KDP Select?

Feel free to post your comments below.
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2 comments:

  1. bluemanblogDecember 12, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    Hey Sean
    I use the Kindle on my PC and my Android. Does this effect me somehow?

    Peace!

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  2. seanhtaylorDecember 12, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    The only thing it'll mean for you as a reader is that you'll only be able to find some of the indie published ebooks from Amazon.

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