Excerpt: The problem with Amazon’s market share isn’t just commercial, it is political. It is a legitimate topic of public concern. If Hachette chooses not to publish a book, even for political reasons, there are four other mammoth publishers and hundreds if not thousands of others that can bring it to the public. If Amazon chooses to bury a title, half the book buyers will not see it when they’re shopping for books. In my opinion, that’s not good for our democracy. I think this is a much more important question than how the pie is divided among author, publisher, and retailer.
Side note: If you are worried about Amazon censoring books be aware they are censoring monster erotica. Link to “On the Media” radio piece about this: http://www.onthemedia.org/story/amazons-war-bigfoot-erotica/
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