[Dragaera] Kindle and SKZB

[Diana]

If you want to support both the newer technology and authors, buy
books from e-publishers. They don't pay advances, but their authors
get a much higher percentage in royalties. :)


On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Jon%20Lincicum <lincicum at comcast.net> wrote:
> I am kind of curious how much (if any) a cut of Kindle sales the author actually receives?
>
> I'd like to support the newer reader technology by getting an electronic book reading device, eventually, but I am not especially interested in contributing to the enrichment of publishers only, without compensating the individual who actually created the work.
>
> Majikjon
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dorothy J Heydt" <djheydt at Kithrup.COM>
> To: almagaiz at gmail.com, dragaera at dragaera.info
> Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2009 9:23:12 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [Dragaera] Kindle and SKZB
>
> I believe you can email Amazon asking that books be Kindlized. (I
> have no intention of getting a Kindle, but I have seen little boxes
> on their pages: Do you want to read this book on Kindle? send us
> a request ... kind of thing.
>
> Although it's possible that they've already tried and the publisher
> doesn't want to give permission. But it can't hurt to ask.
>
> --
> Dorothy J. Heydt
> Vallejo, California
> djheydt at hotmail dot com
> Should you wish to email me, you'd better use the hotmail edress.
> Kithrup is getting too damn much spam, even with the sysop's filters.
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