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The Thoughts That Run Through An Author's Mind, Regarding The Amazon/POD Publishing War
What Does Amazon's Current Initiative Mean To Independant POD Authors?
That is the question I've been asking myself.. and of Lulu.com's live chat support folks. When asked directly, whether Amazon/BookSurge will be printing my book, I received a very round about answer, essentially stating that books sold through Lulu.com will be printed by Lulu's printers, while books ordered through the distribution chain will be handled by the distribution chain printers, which Lulu has partnered with.
After some 15-20 minutes of chatting with a service rep, I could not get them to mention or answer anything directly, about Amazon. Which... is what one would expect, when you consider that it seems the contractual agreements between Amazon and any POD that has signed n with them states they are essentially prevented from talking about the relationship, either directly or indirectly.
Yes, as a customer and as a writer, I'm certainly feeling the warm fuzzies... read more »
The Web Developer's Guide To Amazon E-Commerce Service: Developing Web Applications Using Amazon Web Services And PHP
 | author: Jason Levitt asin: 141162551X binding: Paperback list price: $30.00 USD amazon price: $13.50 USD |
The landscape of e-commerce is changing and Amazon is one of the companies on the forefront of those changes. This book teaches how to use the PHP programming language to develop web applications that take advantage of Amazon's E-Commerce Service 4.0. The book also discusses the major aspects of the Amazon.com site architecture and Amazon's Seller Services -- the Amazon Inventory Management System (AIMS) and the Merchants@ API. read more »
