So in light of the fact that Smashwords, an e-book distributor, DOESN'T allow for returned e-books, one might wonder why any e-book DISTRIBUTOR might allow for this.
As far as I know a distributors purpose is to distribute things through their distribution channels making money off of what sells. If a publisher wants to make their e-book returnable that should be up to the publisher not the distributor. I have to wonder at any distributor that forces things on publishers as though they have the right to do this.
Wake up publishers!
Find a distributor that acts like a distributor. With the publishing industry leaning toward e-books as opposed to print books, WE the authors, small publishers and self-pubbed authors of the world have a chance to SHAPE how things happen. Or we can sit back like a bunch of mindless imbeciles and pretend there isn't a RIGHT way to do things.
I can not understand why anyone would want a Kindle published on Amazon when Amazon gives the buyer 7 DAYS to return the book. Not when there are other e-book distributors that leave that choice up to the publisher. No. Amazon isn't the only "distributor" doing this but they're certainly the loudest ones.
As far as I know a distributors purpose is to distribute things through their distribution channels making money off of what sells. If a publisher wants to make their e-book returnable that should be up to the publisher not the distributor. I have to wonder at any distributor that forces things on publishers as though they have the right to do this.
Wake up publishers!
Find a distributor that acts like a distributor. With the publishing industry leaning toward e-books as opposed to print books, WE the authors, small publishers and self-pubbed authors of the world have a chance to SHAPE how things happen. Or we can sit back like a bunch of mindless imbeciles and pretend there isn't a RIGHT way to do things.
I can not understand why anyone would want a Kindle published on Amazon when Amazon gives the buyer 7 DAYS to return the book. Not when there are other e-book distributors that leave that choice up to the publisher. No. Amazon isn't the only "distributor" doing this but they're certainly the loudest ones.
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