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frompawntoqueen:
rhiannonfrater:
biestcallisto:
renniequeer:
Yes, we all know that Amazon is evil, but y’all need to fucking understand that they have what is essentially a fucking monopoly on ebook publishing, and indie authors rely on them in order to make ANY money.
I am a queer, transgender, disabled author. Please don’t boycott my book just because it’s published through Amazon. You’re not sticking it to capitalism, you’re personally fucking over ME.
I know alternatives for self publishing in Germany but I never heard of alternatives in the US. Do any even exist? I mean, not for me, I will publish in German, but I would just really like to know.
(And the alternatives here mean that the book will still be available on Bezos site, but if you want you can promote another shop instead)
I’m a hybrid author. Both Indie and traditionally published. Amazon is where 95% of my sales come from with my Indie writing, which pays my monthly bills. Support your Indie and hybrid authors even if it means buying from amazon. I try to have most of my books on multiple online stores, but amazon far surpasses all of those in sales.
I’d also like to highlight the math you are making authors lose out on in avoid amazon.
If you personally decide to only buy off amazon. That’s great! Every author I know does have other ways for you to buy. But it’s an unfair burden to demand that authors boycott amazon. And most of the complaints aren’t asking for those links in the first place, they just harass the author.
frompawntoqueen:
rhiannonfrater:
biestcallisto:
renniequeer:
Yes, we all know that Amazon is evil, but y’all need to fucking understand that they have what is essentially a fucking monopoly on ebook publishing, and indie authors rely on them in order to make ANY money.
I am a queer, transgender, disabled author. Please don’t boycott my book just because it’s published through Amazon. You’re not sticking it to capitalism, you’re personally fucking over ME.
I know alternatives for self publishing in Germany but I never heard of alternatives in the US. Do any even exist? I mean, not for me, I will publish in German, but I would just really like to know.
(And the alternatives here mean that the book will still be available on Bezos site, but if you want you can promote another shop instead)
I’m a hybrid author. Both Indie and traditionally published. Amazon is where 95% of my sales come from with my Indie writing, which pays my monthly bills. Support your Indie and hybrid authors even if it means buying from amazon. I try to have most of my books on multiple online stores, but amazon far surpasses all of those in sales.
I’d also like to highlight the math you are making authors lose out on in avoid amazon.
If you personally decide to only buy off amazon. That’s great! Every author I know does have other ways for you to buy. But it’s an unfair burden to demand that authors boycott amazon. And most of the complaints aren’t asking for those links in the first place, they just harass the author.