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Why you should care about the Hachette – Amazon dispute

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Matthew Iden — 1 Comment

I feel reasonably well-informed about the recent Hachette-Amazon fracas, as I should be—my sales through Amazon represent a substantial portion of my income as a writer and any event that might adversely affect the ‘Zon affects me. I peruse the…

Everything You’ve Read About Hachette vs. Amazon Is Wrong

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Matthew Iden — Leave a comment

Hilarious post from His Irreverence, Russell Blake. Everything You’ve Read About Hachette vs. Amazon Is Wrong.

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Amazon vs. Hachette: The Cliff Notes

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Matthew Iden — 7 Comments

If it’s one thing I despise–in me when I catch myself doing it and in others when I hear/see it–it’s an empty-headed, knee-jerk argument. Whether it’s from a lack of knowledge, a confirmation bias, or intellectual laziness, when one side of…

NY Time Fires a Dud

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Matthew Iden — Leave a comment

I had to laugh at one section in a recent New York Times article about the recent “spat” between Amazon and giant NYC publisher Hachette–which only Hachette writers and the Authors Guild seem to know or care about. (Hachette complains that…