Amazon is ceasing to do business with some book
distributors, at least in Japan or overseas, and wants to get books directly
from publishers. Goodreader has an article on the issue today. The Japan Times also has a more detailed
story.
In the US, big book distributors (like Ingram, or previously
Bookmen in Minneapolis which got bought) have been a main vehicle for both
chain and independent bookstores. POD
publishers, such as Author Solutions, have been somewhat aggressive with
authors to try to get them to work with bookstores and not get “lazy” with
Amazon, and more passive marketing. I suppose that jobs (in bookstores) and
literacy initiatives (in underprivileged communities) can be at issue when
authors become less interested in their own retailing. It’s also possible for
an author to buy copies POD at a deep discount and sell cheaper (probably) than
Amazon or BN sometimes (that’s good for the POD publisher) but requires a lot
of retail hustle from the author. Not
all books (especially in the policy or personal non-fiction areas) can sell
that well.
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