Stop the BookSurge Monopoly

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   Name: Mark Chapman on Mar 30, 2008

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   Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

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3. 53
   Name: Julia Hayden on Mar 30, 2008

   Comments: I write historical novels under a pen name, novels that are published by a POD house, and belong to a group of writers also independently publish and market our books. We are sickened and outraged by this strong-arm tactic. I plan to blog about this, to remove amazon.com links from my websites, (replacing them with Barnes and Noble) and to boycott amazon.com for my personal purchases.

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   Name: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen on Mar 30, 2008

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   Name: R Dale Hoy on Mar 30, 2008

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6. 56
   Name: Jax Goss on Mar 30, 2008

   Comments: I have always shopped at Amazon because it is possible to find just about anything I am looking for there. This move means that several of the authors I am currently considering buying would be forced to be rermoved. If this happens, it's just the first step to me no longer being able to find the often obscure texts I look for. And then why should I shop at Amazon anymore

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7. 57
   Name: Chris Prosser on Mar 30, 2008

   Comments: Needless to say, after reading this article I took a trip over to Third Place Books to buy some books, and finished setting up my account at bn.com.

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8. 58
   Name: Nick Venn on Mar 30, 2008

   Comments: This monopolistic behavior will be detrimental to competition in the emerging POD market.

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   Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Eleanor Thurman on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Martiana Petkova on Mar 30, 2008

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12. 62
    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: Should the continuing demand to force all POD publishers go forward. I will refuse to buy from amazon and let encourage all my friends and family to boycot Amazon

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13. 63
    Name: Win Harrington on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Autumn Bea on Mar 30, 2008

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15. 65
    Name: P Heck on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I have spent many thousands of dollars at Amazon.com over the years and have always appreciated their marketplace friendliness. I now worry that they are headed down the path of Wal-mart where they will squeeze everyone to maximize profit and completely lose their original identity. No more spending for me until this policy changes.

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16. 66
    Name: Andrew Goyder on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: Amazon need to move swiftly to avoid damaging their brand - As book lovers we would boycott them if they can't reassure the small publishers

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17. 67
    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Steven Macon on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I've gone public with this on my blog. My friends and staff members at Yellow30 Sci-Fi are strongly outraged by this as we review books mostly from self-published and small presses who use print-on-demand. Hopefully Amazon will see the foolishness of the move and forget it.

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19. 69
    Name: Elaine Charton on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Joan Price on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I have been a strong supporter and regular customer of Amazon. I have always linked to Amazon for sales of my books. This strong-arm tactic is unacceptable. I cannot support Amazon if it doesn't reconsider and rescind this decision.

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21. 71
    Name: Dindy Robinson on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I am a publisher, author and reader and this action by amazon.com is simply unconscionable.

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22. 72
    Name: Megan on Mar 30, 2008

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23. 73
    Name: Peter J Knight on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I'm a writer as well as a reader and I find this move offensive in every way: To what Jim Bezos wants us to believe oof Amazon's vision, to customers (in my case, with no English language bookstores, limited in obtaining books in any other way), to authors everywhere already embattled in a restrictive publishing world. What are they thinking indeed! Are these the promoters of the 'Kindle'

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24. 74
    Name: Brian Kaufman on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I have spent thousands of dollars at Amazon, because the company allowed small presses and self-published authors a sales venue. I guess this signals the end of Amazon's support of publishers outside the mainstream - as well as the end of my support for Amazon.

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    Name: Emma Thimbleby on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: David Dunwoody on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I am a writer whose debut novel is being released right now as a print-on-demand book. I am saddened to see Amazon using these corporate bullying tactics to intimidate the small press. If you want publishers to use BookSurge, just make it worth their dime.

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27. 77
    Name: Dani Greer on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I'm leaving the affiliate program and switching over to Barnes & Noble if you don't stop this bid for POD monopoly. Whatever in the world are you people thinking Don't you have a big enough share of the book market

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28. 78
    Name: Christine I Speakman on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: As a book reviewer and writer, why should I continue to give my business to Amazon. This "new" practice is plain bullying. Looks like www.indigo.ca will be getting all my business from this day forward. One note, I have reviewed books printed through BookSurge, and some I've had to refuse do to poor quality and appearance. A couple were fine.

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29. 79
    Name: Alan Cook on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: If Amazon continues this practice, I will no longer shop there.

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    Name: Kelly Arbor on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I am looking at self-publishing for my next book. I would like to list in amazon, but would not if I find it to be monopolistically trying to control the print-on-demand service. Amazon is great at distribution, but shouldn't restrict any form of publishing.

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I think your strong-arm tactics against POD authors (trying to force them to use Booksurge) is despicable. I will take my business elsewhere until you come to your senses.

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

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33. 83
    Name: Isaac Peterson on Mar 30, 2008

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34. 84
    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: Bad idea, Amazon. Bullying tactics rarely work out for the best.

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35. 85
    Name: Josh Aterovis on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I would stop shopping at Amazon if this happens.

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36. 86
    Name: Yvonne DiVita on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: One of the basic tenents of American life is the right to choose. I choose not to shop at Amazon, until they give me the right to choose where I publish my next book.

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    Name: Fritha on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: As a regular shopper of Amazon, I will now be taking my business elsewhere.

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39. 89
    Name: Allison Baldwin on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Pat Brown on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I think what Amazon and Booksurge is proposing is a pure monopolistic ploy to corner the POD publishing market. If this isn't illegal, then it should be. No company has the right to blackmail people into using only their services.

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    Name: Mary Gober on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I have a novel that people are paying extra for to be on Amazon.com. This is just mean and spiteful and wrong, and if they do that I think they should give shoppers the distribution costs back in reimbursement, like for my overpriced amazon.com book Mercury Brightman: The First Sign. If this is the case, I will take down my amazon.com button on my website in a heartbeat. Just stupid Amazon, this is just stupid.

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42. 92
    Name: Jennifer Scheve on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: Are you kidding me STOP this madness!

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43. 93
    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I not only shop there, but I also have affiliate links on my website. I will remove that from my site if this goes through.

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44. 94
    Name: Phil Velikan on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I can currently find most any book on amazon, I'd like to keep it that way!

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45. 95
    Name: Austin Renfroe on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I bought two Kindles from you guys and shop Amazon regularly, but honestly if this is how you treat POD people, I will make it a point to not buy another Kindle, eBook, or anything else from you ever again.

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    Name: Dan Smith on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: I've been an Amazon customer since 1996. That's right: I made my first purchases using the Lynx browser. Amazon promised: if it's in Books in Print, you can buy it from Amazon. They shouldn't break that promise.

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: One of the things I have valued about amazon has been its effectiveness in providing a free marketplace for all kinds of products, making available to we consumers easy access to all kinds of small entrepeneurs. This arrogant power grab to control as much of the book publishing world as possible offends me deeply & I urge you to return to your more open practice.

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    Name: Anne Q on Mar 30, 2008

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    Name: Patrick Brown on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: This brazen attempt deserves a few well placed lawsuits to ruffle the corporate feathers. May your stocks plummet.

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    Name: Anonymous on Mar 30, 2008

    Comments: It's pretty surprising that Amazon would go this far, trying to monopolize the independent book publishing industry. I'm rather disappointed.

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