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0 pointsjamesbritt11y ago0 comments

they're tied to a specific DRM scheme;

I have an ebook available through Amazon and opted to have no DRM. I'm pretty sure this is still up to the author/publisher.

I just got an E-mail about Kindle Unlimited and it had a link to make my book eligible. However, to do so you have to enroll the book in Kindle Select (or whatever it's called) and that requires that the book not be available from any other outlets.

Well, fuck that.

I can see this as preventing a good many books from being available on Kindle Unlimited.

I expect this is more of an issue for self-publishing authors with zero rep.

In any event your comment reminded me that I need to make a current backup of the books on my Kindle and strip them of any restrictions.

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walterbell11y ago· 2 in thread

UK and Germany antitrust regulators forced Amazon to drop their "price parity" clause for Marketplace sellers.

If Amazon tries to use (monopoly) Segment A of their business to impose conditions on (emerging) Segment B, it won't help adoption or regulation.

http://www.dw.de/german-cartel-office-ups-pressure-on-amazon...

http://ec.europa.eu/competition/ecn/brief/05_2013/amaz_deuk....

jamesbrittOP11y ago

Having my book available on Amazon didn't require me to change or avoid doing anything on an other outlet. As far as I can tell you can publish a Kindle version of a book on Amazon at whatever rice you like, and sell it elsewhere at any other price you like. So, at least in that case, there is no price parity requirement.

It's their optional Kindle Select[0] special promo arrangement that says that to be eligible the work cannot be offered anyplace else. Joining Kindle Unlimited requires first joining Kindle Select.

Does anyone here know if the EU Kindle Select program has the same restrictions?

0: https://kdp.amazon.com/help?topicId=A6KILDRNSCOBA

walterbell11y ago

> It's their optional Kindle Select[0] special promo arrangement that says that to be eligible the work cannot be offered anyplace else.

That sounds worse than "price parity", it's like mandating an infinite price for every distribution channel other than Amazon.

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