Amazon is not refusing to carry it. The author isn't selling it on Amazon. Pretty big difference.
this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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Amazon will not carry it because he doesn't agree to their terms.
Using that as clickbait lowers my opinion of his work.
This is just advertisment
Yes. But more interesting and relevant than a Pepsi ad
I don't use an adblocker for more interesting ads
Poetry, man. So true.
Ordered! I love reading his books.
ordered
I will order it too, sounds like a good book honestly.
Uhm, how do I order it?
https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3035-the-internet-con
This link just says Forthcoming...
I can't find a link to buy the book there. I was trying....
It's kind of wonky. You'll need to click the green Back this project button first and then click on a picture of whatever you want to get (ebook, hardcover etc) and then another green Pledge button will appear.
Thanks. Backed it. It seems to currently be at 10x what he needed. :)
Enshittification is my top word for 2023.
Appearently it's also big tech's top word.
But you know, being on Lemmy reminds me of how it once was. We can avoid these fucking leaches and use our own apps and websites.
He's the freaking author... why won't they let him sell it without DRM?
Because their audiobook platform requires DRM. They don't want you to own the audio file. If you owned it, you could take it with you, you could share it, and you could copy it.
Just found out they charge a 75% commission (60% if you sign an exclusive contract with them). Oh, and they get to completely control the pricing. Guess that makes them the real authors.