This is the first I've heard of this. I know of authors who feel understandably uncomfortable with Amazon's policy of advertising cheaper, used copies of a book on the same page as new copies, and I've heard from other authors that books sold through Amazon get marked up substantially; but I've never heard any suggestion that author's royalties get marked down. SF author Jerry Pournelle's booklist links to Amazon (http://www.jerrypournelle.com/reviews/books.htm), and one of his major foreign correspondents (Francis Hamit) writes occasionally about his experiences selling Amazon shorts, and neither has ever mentioned that an Amazon sale pays any less than any other chain. If true, it would be a bit alarming to those of us who are interested in making sure the bard gets paid. -Max Wilson On 6/26/06, Joy Nicholson <joyjnicholson at gmail.com> wrote: > Authors these days seem to often encourage people to buy from local > booksellers or non-Amazon online stores, saying that Amazon eats more > of their (the author's) royalties than other venues do. Has Our > Venerated Author expressed an opinion on this or suggested another > place from which to buy his books? > > I pre-ordered mine from Amazon months ago, so it's too late for me, > but for future reference...... > > On 6/25/06, Mark A. Mandel <thnidu at yahoo.com> wrote: > > Good citizens, I beg your indulgence to allow me to utilize this > > opportunity to make a small commercial announcement. _Dzur_ can be > > preordered from Amazon through Cracks and Shards, for Amazon's price of > > $15.72 (plus shipping and possibly taxes), at > > > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765301482/cracksandshar-20 > > > > I thank you for your kind attention. > > > > -- Mark A. Mandel, proprietor, Cracks and Shards > > http://www.cracksandshards.com > > a Steven Brust fan website > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > -- > JoyJNicholson at gmail.com > mwerble.livejournal.com > -- Be pretty if you are, Be witty if you can, But be cheerful if it kills you.