Amazon said it will begin offering authors and publishers a bigger cut of book sales on its Kindle e-reader-but with strings attached aimed at keeping prices that consumers pay down." />
we frequently encounter the strawman-esque argument “why should the author get paid less just because it’s an ebook?” To which I’d reply, “Why should the consumer pay more for the privilege of giving up rights, quality, and flexibility?”
In answer to recent reports of financial trouble at Montreal-based children's publisher Lobster Press, president and publisher Alison Fripp says she intends to persevere, making changes in the business and paying money owed to authors and illustrators.