I am in a dilemma, of sorts.

[jolantru]

If you have been reading the Amazon/Hachette dispute. I am not sure if you have taken sides, but Amazon has put us hybrid and independent authors in a very difficult position. All the posturing, saber-rattling and yelling aside, where do we stand?

My books, unfortunately, have been published under their direct kindle publishing. But I know that there are also folks who hate Amazon. So I have also uploaded my books on alternative platforms like Smashwords, Wattpad and Gumroad. The unfortunate thing is that I cannot live on free giveaways all the time - an author has to eat it (and that’s why I still have a day job!).

The question I want to ask people is that will you even bother with non-Amazon sites? Will you even care?

Please think about this for a moment.

Comments

[feuervogel]

Since I don't have a Kindle (I have a kobo), I get my e-books either directly from the publisher or on ebooks.com (or sometimes kobo.com). One data point, anyway.

[jolantru]

True.

Many other platforms, besides the big juggernaut that is A.