Comments on: Amazon, Macmillan, and Me

By: Marie

Marie — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:56:54 +0000

Hi Janet,

Everything’s supposed to be sorted out with Amazon at some point, but who knows when.

Thanks for being excited about The Celestial Globe! I am, too.

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:18:02 +0000

Hey Marie-
Thanks for letting me know about Amazon. I wasn’t aware. I can’t wait for your new book to come out!

By: Shveta

Shveta — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:34:42 +0000

I’ve already said plenty about the Amazon fiasco, so I’ll just comment on your book cover and how I can’t wait for volume two to come out. You really did get lovely, exciting covers, which are what made me want to pick up the first book to begin with.

I do have some good YA suggestions, but I’ll have to sit and make a list. I shall return, list in hand! grin

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:48:36 +0000

Thanks, Kristin, for the congratulations and fist shaking!

Do you have favorite short stories by Alice Munro?

Mordicai: comment all you like. You’re far more in the know about this than I am. It’d be interesting to have your perspective. And I think that people watching this fracas from afar should be reminded that Macmillan isn’t going to charge 15$ for all e-books, that they just want control over the price for their goods, and that it WILL be a sliding scale (from what I understand).

Jennifer: Thanks! Yes, it is the finished version of the beginning you read.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:36:09 +0000

Hooray for finishing the draft, I’m really excited about it (assuming it’s the same thing I read bits of last year).

By: mordicai

mordicai — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:12:44 +0000

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/01/amazon-macmillan-an-outsiders.html

Charles Stross has a good run down. I’m not going to comment, much, for obvious reasons. The fight isn’t so much about price (the Mac model, right or wrong, is at least innovative in some way, & isn’t about money but rather about a sliding scale to meet elastic demand that will go for more like $5-$15) as about whether Amazon will a) dominate ebooks (wanna talk about monopoly?) as you mention & b) operate as a wholesaler & a retailer at once, cutting out a nice chunk of the supply chain.

I’m going to stop talking since I am trying not to comment over much. This is all my personal understanding, of course.

By: kristin cashore

kristin cashore — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:28:58 +0000

*…..*

I am boggled by the Amazon thing. shakes fist That needs to stop right soon! It’s so hard to believe that I had to go look up your books to see for myself. Argh! I hope they update the site soon, and/or come to some agreement with Macmillan!

I, too, love Alice Munro—thanks for the head’s up about the new collection.

CONGRATS on finishing your draft. And here’s to some good concentration this week!