Not exact matches
I make SO much more money as an indie
author, and sales of my self - pubbed version of the book that small press put out are much bigger because I sell at a more
attractive price (2.99 compared to 5.50) and I have a better cover (a fun, custom illustration depicting my exact characters rather
than a $ 10 stock photo image.)
This makes it much less
attractive for Amazon to deal with publishers rather
than cutting them out of the equation and dealing directly with
authors or even with agents.
The suggestion that Amazon sells more e-books
than anyone else might be because they have a website that is professional and easy to navigate, that they sell low cost and high quality e-readers, that they offer the most
attractive terms to
authors, and that have excellent customer support, is met with a blank stare.
Maybe that's a bit of leverage the publishers can use at negotiation time, those with a history of publishing for world markets may be more
attractive to
authors than single market publishers.
In a previous thread I suggested that Amazon's strategy vs. Hachette and the Big Five would be better served by making KDP even more
attractive than it already is, to lure bigger
authors over from traditional publishing.