Super Cyber Bully
Welcome to BRB, everyone!
A while back, I'd posted an article about
Amazon (penned with my usual sarcastic stabs), which pertained to a personal
experience I had with them. I'd warned authors, especially those who aren't
American citizens to speak with a certified accountant before applying for a
TIN number. Depending on which country you reside and any Tax Treaty
Agreements, which may or may not exist, you might require a TIN number to sell
your books in the US. Anyway, aside from a few other issues I had with Amazon–their
constant changing of the rules–how they're taking more of the author's rights
and money away–I've grown to love and both hate this company, that I prefer to
call, a Super Cyber Bully. And allow me to say, don’t misconstrue my reference
of love, as 'I love to shop at Amazon and they're so great'. I don’t love Amazon for what they’re doing to the authors or publishing
industry, but I do appreciate (love) the business tenacity they seem to have.
They’ve got balls, metaphorically speaking, the size of Texas to do what they’re
doing. As for the hate part, I think that’s pretty self-explanatory.
From every other article I've read it
really seems like Amazon is trying to monopolize book sales worldwide, or as
stated in one article ‘eBook’ sales; the wave of the publishing industry future–a totally untapped money generator that is already revolutionizing the way we, as authors, publish, and the way readers find and purchase our books. Which is precisely the reason we need the
competition, and why most countries have laws in place to stop this type of
consumer bullying. If Amazon or any other company like them took total control of the
distribution and sales of books/eBooks worldwide can you imagine what would
happen? Well, I can, and it's already begun. All I can see is a dystopian-Hunger Game-ish world, where no one can think or live for himself or herself, where every last person is forced to purchase or sell from one retailer. I know that sounds far-fetched, and you might even laugh, but there is significantly more going on with Amazon then the general public realizes. I don't know if you've read these
particular articles, but I've added the links just in case. They’re recent and contain
numerous internal links to other related articles.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/10/
Blak Rayne
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/23/
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/10/
Blak Rayne
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