Tamblyn takes to Twitter to give his views on Amazon

Kobo’s president has launched a Twitter tirade about why indie authors should beware of Amazon’s supplier negotiation tactics. Michael Tamblyn, president and chief content officer of the Canada-based ebook company, took to social media today (17th October) to warn self-published authors in 32 tweets about trusting and defending the company’s largest competitor – Amazon – in its fall-out over terms with Hachette. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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