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On the Kindle store
Jan. 13th, 2011 10:43 amI'm sorry I've been so absent, lately. I'm doing exams, and applying for an MA, and blahblahblah etc. I just wanted to share this, an article that reminds us that no matter what Amazon says all over the site, you cannot buy ebooks on Amazon. You buy a licence which allows you to read them.
I think authors should be aware of that, too, as well as buyers. I've had conversations with published authors who claim that having the ebook priced almost the same as the print book, or more, on Amazon, is fair, because what you're buying is the story, either way. But that's not the case: with a print book, you own it. You don't own a Kindle ebook.
(I say this as a Kindle owner who will -- up to a point -- buy books on the Amazon store if they're not readily available elsewhere.)
I think authors should be aware of that, too, as well as buyers. I've had conversations with published authors who claim that having the ebook priced almost the same as the print book, or more, on Amazon, is fair, because what you're buying is the story, either way. But that's not the case: with a print book, you own it. You don't own a Kindle ebook.
(I say this as a Kindle owner who will -- up to a point -- buy books on the Amazon store if they're not readily available elsewhere.)
