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Writer Elisabeth Wheatley explains Audible's new policy that aims to create a monopoly and keep audiobooks out of libraries and other stores (www.youtube.com)
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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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[–] limer@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

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