[Info-vax] OT: Amazon (was What is VMS?)

[Doug Phillips]

On Jan 3, 2:58 pm, seasoned_geek <rol... at logikalsolutions.com> wrote:
> On Jan 1, 1:44 pm, Doug Phillips <dphil... at netscape.net> wrote:
> > On Dec 31 2011, 9:33 am, seasoned_geek <rol... at logikalsolutions.com>
> > wrote:
> > > On Dec 30, 10:44 am, Doug Phillips <dphil... at netscape.net> wrote:
>
...>< BIG SNIP ><


For anyone who cares or anyone who has decided not to order from
Amazon because of the FUD being spread in this thread:

The Booklocker lawsuit against Amazon was settled in 2010:
(here is a PDF of the settlement)

< http://antitrust.booklocker.com/amazon-booklocker-settlement-agreement.pdf
>


Here is a list of and information about POD publishers:
(an author compares the kind of contracts and rates each publisher.
Note: her 2+2=5 is a warning that something, somewhere in the
publisher's page doesn't add up, usually with the contract.)

< http://www.booksandtales.com/pod/ >


Here is a rebuttal to some of the FUD about the Createspace contract:

< http://www.thepassivevoice.com/08/2011/how-to-misunderstand-a-contract/
>


Here is another more comprehensive list of PODs from publisher-
marketer Open Horizons:
(also many good indie resources on the homepage, some free some for $
$)

< http://www.bookmarket.com/ondemand.htm >


Here is an article about the ebook pricing investigations:
(note who is being investigated)

< http://www.thedigitalshift.com/2011/12/ebooks/lawsuits-investigations-of-ebook-pricing-proliferate-and-consolidate/
>

if wrapped: < http://preview.tinyurl.com/6s65r8x >


This is the last post I'll make on this subject.

(The crowd cheers!)

Disclaimer: I have no vested or personal interest in Amazon nor any or
their subsidiaries or competitors and I don't care what anyone buys or
where they buy it.