Wylie update . . .

The fracas on e-books continues.

I don't really understand why OTHER writers are being punished, but then that does seem to be the way things always go - the someones who catch it are always writers.

Anyway, here's a link to the Authors Guild statement on the issue, which pretty much sums up things:

This is the most important development in electronic publishing since Apple entered the market offering publishers an "agency model" for selling e-books. Several aspects of the Wylie/Amazon/Random House entanglement merit comment:

Full statement here.

Url:

http://authorsguild.org/advocacy/articles/wylie-amazon-and-random-house-battle.html