tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post776522180599214363..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: It's Official! Nobody KnowsMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-59852813893301281072012-05-01T08:09:52.066-07:002012-05-01T08:09:52.066-07:00This is all true. But make no mistake, Amazon is ...This is all true. But make no mistake, Amazon is very, very evil. Possibly even as evil as Google.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-19905195480707098242012-04-30T17:34:12.190-07:002012-04-30T17:34:12.190-07:00Glad to see you taking cognizance that it's re...Glad to see you taking cognizance that it's really not as simple as Amazon being the big bad, legacy publishers good. To the contrary perhaps, all things considered.<br /><br />See also, for example, Kate Wilhelm's current interview --<br /><br />http://registerguard.com/web/livinglifestyles/27966196-41/wilhelm-book-eugene-writing-fiction.html.csp<br /><br />Wherein Wilhelm says that her previous publishers "know damn well why I’m doing this. The last contract they offered me wanted electronic control over my work past, present and future, regardless of what kind of technology comes along. They would own my work forever — I told my agent I just couldn’t sign that. It wasn’t about money, it was about rights. It was the worst contract I ever saw.'<br /><br />And this is the standard contract that in many cases of these publishers are trying to enforce.Mark Pontinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988614518618495319noreply@blogger.com