Something fishy about the anti-Amazon propaganda

[elf]

The publishing-related blogosphere has constant updates about the DOJ case against Apple & 5 publishers (called the Price-Fix Six in some areas). I encourage people to read lots of them, because this is a big, complicated case hinging on aspects of law most of us don't run across often, and the legal issues are not directly related to the future-of-book-industry discussions.

Quick roundup of links:
( Just a starting collection )

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Which brings me around to the *actual* topic of today's post: the "danger to the industry" of low (e)book pricing. Konrath has been his usual restrained, quiet self during the lawsuit drama, leaving his fans unsure exactly where he stands based his few indecisive tweets. (Wait, that doesn't look right. Whaddaya mean, this browser doesn't support the sarcasm tag? Why don't we have Kibo's HappyWeb yet?)

While I was entertained at publishers' supporters insisting that Amazon will destroy the book business (by selling millions of books at prices people like, including by thousands of authors who don't have publishing contracts), I am, again, delightfully enjoying Konrath's response.

( Konrath's opinions on the subject are entirely predictable, which means he must be a hell of a writer for people to keep reading his blog. )