I'm not taking sides in the feud between Amazon and the publisher, Hachette…

Dispute Between Amazon and Hachette Takes an Orwellian Turn - NYTimes.com

"Maybe Amazon really is rattled by the whole Authors United phenomenon organized by Douglas Preston. The writers are encouraging their readers to email Jeff Bezos, the Amazon chief executive, and tell him to stop holding books hostage as the company negotiates with Hachette Book Group."

…because I simply don’t know enough about it. But, Dude, for authors who benefit, under U. S. Copyright, from protection lasting "to life of the author plus 70 years” to complain about anybody holding books hostage is a little bit way over the top.