[AshMP]

As far as the TOS ... Amazon can make that clear, like Dayla says, we're prawns.  Don't like the new rules?  See ya.  There is an endless supply of authors to take one disgruntled writers place.   I make my living on Amazon ... I can't just move on if the TOS changes, and Amazon knows that to some degree ... they hold all the cards as far as my career is concerned.

 

[AshMP]

What I want to know are sellers of used digital books going to be allowed to link to our book pages? You know how it is now with paperbacks where there is a list of sellers of the used paperbacks? I won't be happy that all my work, effort and in some cases, money, has been spent to get people to my Amazon page, and someone can spend a few bucks buying my books, and undercut my pricing right there on my page. With paperbacks, people at least have to worry about condition or if the books will actually arrive. Not so with digital. What is to stop someone from creating a hundred different accounts and getting hundreds of free books, then when they go back to paid, selling them for half the price that we sell our books?

What if they get to re-sell that book six times? It may not sound like much, but if you have a thousand sales, and then people re-sell, that's now six thousand books probably cheaper than yours and in the exact same digital condition.

Now, if they could make the digital degrade with each subsequent purchase. Lighten the text or make it less crisp, install a few days delay in receiving it, then it could compete with paperbacks resale.

Am I just thinking too hard on this or could these things really happen?

These are exactly my fears. We're talking the potential loss of hundreds of dollars -- and that's just surface level stuff. Some people stand to lose much, much more.

If this happens, and terms are super limiting to the author, I'm going to have to really consider long and hard about my next move.

 

[AshMP]

Prawn? Speak for yourself. I don't plan on leaving Amazon anytime soon, but they're not the only source of MY income. If (when) they implement this resale scheme, I will assess the situation and adapt. Hmmmm Are prawns adaptable little creatures?

Amazon is my only source by design. My books didn't move on other sites -- but believe me, I tried them and the results were just eh -- I do better with borrows. However, it's WONDERFUL Amazon isn't your own source, good for you.