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Sure but hey, if you buy the version from Amazon, you're only getting 1/3rd of the product, too. I can't guarantee you get updates I push to the book, and you also don't get the epub and PDF formats.

But yes, I get more money because there's no Amazon middleman. Even if it was the same price on Amazon, I'd get less royalties.

Just being honest.

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I will always look for a book on amazon (as I know, from working for a publisher that amazon demand cheaper books). As a consumer why would I act any different?

If you push an update, I can buy that as well on amazon (and still only spend $14.40 total)...

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1/3rd of the product? do you mean there is only 1/3rd of the book? or are you referring to the formats? That is an odd way to describe the product. I would say the product is your knowledge, not the paper/format it is produced in.

you do however get WhisperSync when you chose the version from Amazon.

It would be so easy to implement that for arbitrary books, but even Amazon probably has to add a bit of vendor lock-in here and then.

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