Audible's new proposed royalty structure is a slap in the face to authors, readers who care about them, and exactly opposite of what they promised Brandon Sanderson barely a year ago.

It is an attempt to seize a monopoly by punishing authors until they agree to exclusivity, which would drive Audible's competitors out of the market.

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[–] Embargo@lemmy.zip 43 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Then under the smallest amount of pressure from rising fascism, those exclusive books suddenly cease to exist.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe deactivated in some countries; perhaps users will loose their accounts ( and all books), should they circumvent the national bans.