The last paragraph of a Guardian editorial on the Amazon-Hachette imbroglio: Neither side is entirely right, nor entirely wrong. Publishing is not perfect. It has a heavily concentrated ownership and a tendency to publish only what has already proved successful (and plenty of booksellers demand a payment for a place on the table by the door too). But Amazon’s business model, which ranks books neither higher nor lower than ladies’ shavers and pet supplies, claims low prices invariably benefit consumers. Publishers are not the first to feel the pain. They should look around, and build themselves a better model.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:13:14 +0000
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