Comments on: Deal Breaker? Amazon – BookSurge – POD – No Choice?

By: Might Makes Right - Amazon/Booksurge/Nation

Might Makes Right - Amazon/Booksurge/Nation — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:25:19 +0000

[...] Reminded by “Author” at Deborah Woehr’s post, that Might Makes Right is an attitude (or a governmentally invoked perk, your choice), we follow up on the Amazon/Booksurge dealbreaker. [...]

By: I Enjoy Positive Thinkers - Do You?

I Enjoy Positive Thinkers - Do You? — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:52:26 +0000

[...] that title might be a bit misleading – or – not – this pertains specifically to the Amazon/Booksurge chaos but can be applied throughout all of [...]

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:13:13 +0000

No, I didn’t know there was a pod underground, although I suppose there’s an underground for almost everything.

Angela is an excellent source and I totally trust her.

By: Heightened Awareness Re: Amazon Books

Heightened Awareness Re: Amazon Books — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:15:41 +0000

[...] no doubt was in the works ahead of the recent flap over Amazon and POD, but the flap raises the awareness of what could be construed as competition. [...]

By: Amazon POD [Pause and Relax A Moment]

Amazon POD [Pause and Relax A Moment] — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:37:05 +0000

[...] many hat tips – most notable for me was Rebecca’s comment and Deborah Woehr’s March 31st entry. (Along with Mark’s above) Tags: Amazon, [...]

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:29:07 +0000

Erm… Amazon? Helloooooo. Anyone paying attention? This outcry is an awful lot louder than the recent eBay flap, BY FAR!

Rebecca, I’m sorry but I don’t quite understand your comment.

Edited 04/01 – Now I understand Rebecca – the reference you provided was the open letter URL but it was truncated. I’ve edited it in to your comment and am suggesting all read it. Thanks Rebecca :)

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:00:48 +0000

Ummm…so you all don’t take this part of the
statement at face value? I know nothing about this business model and so I ask those who know:

What is not being explained that should be if you don’t trust this assurance: (Thanks!)

Source: Amazon’s Open Letter

Quote:
“Another question we’ve seen: Do I need to switch completely to having my POD titles printed at Amazon?

“No, there is no request for exclusivity. **Any publisher can use Amazon’s POD service just for those units that ship from Amazon and continue to use a different POD service provider for distribution through other channels.**

“Alternatively, **you can use a different POD service provider for all your units. In that case, we ask that you pre-produce a small number of copies of each title (typically five copies), and send those to us in advance (Amazon Advantage Program-successfully used by thousands of big and small publishers).**

“We will inventory those copies. That small cache of inventory allows us to provide the same rapid fulfillment capability to our customers that we would have if we were printing the titles ourselves on POD printing machines located inside our fulfillment centers. Unlike POD, this alternative is not completely “inventoryless.” However, as a practical matter, five copies is a small enough quantity that it is economically close to an inventoryless model.”

By: Jean Murray

Jean Murray — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:29:35 +0000

My friend Kathy Hendershot-Hurd over at Beyond Niche Marketing has a LONG list of bloggers commenting on this story: http://beyondnichemarketing.com/2008/03/30/amazons-blatant-disrespect-of-their-best-customers/
As for me, I’m switching to Barnes and Noble.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:13:52 +0000

Wow… it’s reached the level of war? That’s pretty strong.

By: Aaron Shepard

Aaron Shepard — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:44:24 +0000

You might be interested in the post on this issue on my Publishing Blog, “Amazon Declares War on Lightning Source.”

http://www.aaronshep.com/publishing/blog.html

Aaron Shepard
Author, Aiming at Amazon
Webmaster, Sales Rank Express