RE: What would happen if a “Best Seller” was published on Steemit..??
@ericvancewalton, @ezzy and @michelle.gent (me) have all posted our work on steemit - to very different rates of success.
The problem comes when the author tries to publish the novel on Amazon KDP - because the KDP part wants absolute exclusivity and if the book is published elsewhere, it won't qualify.
Also, if a Trad-Pub Publishing house wants to buy the rights to the book, they usually insist on having all rights, which means the book would have to be removed from steemit - impossible past 30 days because you can't edit your posts and delete them.
So, when a writer posts their work on Steemit, they are giving the community something of real value. Not only are they donating their work, their time and energy, they are also donating any future that particular book may have.
I totally get what you are saying but think that in time this will change. The world is changing and in the future the way content is published will change. Steemit is setting the ground work for this new way of sharing quality creativity and Amazon will play a huge role in this. Thanks for the comment I really appreciate it. Stephen
You're welcome.
I thought Amazon only wants exclusivity if you want to be in the Kindle Unlimited? Otherwise your material can be anywhere.
http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2014/08/30/exclusivity/
No, KDP is exclusive to Amazon.
interesting, they must have changed their policy. The last I looked at it, the 90 day exclusivity was to be included in the Kindle Unlimited which a lot of authors are finding is more lucrative to opt out of.
I think a lot of authors are finding their terms too restrictive. You can opt out of exclusivity, but they don't half play some rotten games with you if you do.
the pleasures of being a huge monopoly eh ... can beat down your customers and they are supposed to like it.