Why I Signed Preston’s Petition to Amazon

I did it. I signed the petition calling for Amazon to release Hatchette books. There’s so much anger about this issue out there, I’m half-frightened I’ll turn around and find I’m surrounded by an army of my own indie-published peers with raised pitchforks. For those who don’t know, Amazon and Hatchette Book Group (one of the Big 5Continue reading “Why I Signed Preston’s Petition to Amazon”

The Loss of Gatekeepers

Many publishers will tell you they are not gatekeepers — at least in the sense of keeping books out. As Rachelle Gardner points out, publishers want to let books in and that makes sense. Unless, of course, you’re one of the authors stranded on the other side of the gate.