[jobu]

Skalzi may tearing apart Amazon's arguments through most of that article, but I think the last paragraph is most important part:

"Authors: Amazon is not your friend. Neither is any other publisher or retailer. They are all business entities with their own goals, only some of which may benefit you. When any of them starts invoking your own interest, while promoting their own, look to your wallet."

Hachette isn't working in the authors' best interest here either - they're looking out for themselves.

[pbhjpbhj]

And Skalzi we must presume is looking to his best interests which are apparently vested in the established system and may deteriorate if that system is disturbed.

[justincormack]

And there are perhaps long term contracts involved.