Konrath Fisks Child

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Here’s an interesting post by indie author JA Konrath, in which he fisks an article by author Lee Child regarding Amazon’s push for 299 brick-and-mortar bookstores, apparently resulting in the end of the world as we know it.

I’ve never understood authors who rail against Amazon and yet still sell their books there. But then again, I don’t much understand hypocrites.

Comments

kaitcarson says

February 21, 2016 at 12:37 pm

Interesting article, and I learned a new word–fisk. Thank you. Although I’ve encountered fear of Amazon from others before, I miss brick and mortar bookstore browsing.
- dvberkom says
  
  February 21, 2016 at 1:00 pm
  
  I like my local B&N bookstore, too, as well as the indie bookstores we have here (there are several). But, taking time to simply browse for books isn’t practical for me anymore–there are only so many hours in a day. I read at least 50% of my books on a Kindle, so online ordering is the way to go for me. I don’t remember the last time I paid full price for a hardcover, and don’t agree with high ebook prices for trad authors, so rarely buy them. That’s when I go to B&N and browse the remainder bins, or go to Costco to buy. IMHO, reading shouldn’t stretch your pocketbook.
Charles Ray says

February 21, 2016 at 2:35 pm

Reblogged this on Charles Ray's Ramblings.
acflory says

February 21, 2016 at 11:45 pm

This looks interesting. 🙂