I'll get down to brass tacks.
Here's the deal about Kindle Fire. Awesome.
At least, David Pogue seems to think so. Of course, he's looking at it from a technology expert/reader's perspective. Not an author's point of view.
And there's this whole messy issue of legality that's kind of being swept under the rug. Maybe.
Do you remember copyright law? It still exists. Authors hold copyright to their works. Even if they license those rights to a traditional publisher under a contract. And those contracts define what the publishers can and cannot do with the content under the license granted by the authors. Hello!
But, I'm not blogging legal opinions, okay? I'm just saying. :)
And say what you will about Barnes & Noble, but they aren't going down without a fight.
When I say a fight, I'm talking gloves off and take no prisoners.
War really is hell, isn't it?
But wait! There's more. Kindle is supposed to come to Chile in less than a year and a half.
However, as we know the Big Six isn't quite dead yet.
And believe it or not, there is life after Borders.
How does all this affect independent writers? I have no freaking idea, but I'd keep my eyes and ears open if I were you.
And as always, keep a towel handy and ...
PS: Don't forget about Kobo.
And pay no attention to the man standing behind the CEO. ;)
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