Oh, congrats on your book coming closer and closer to existence! I posted on the Amazon thing on my other blog, with some more good information links. The most important thing right now, I think, is that the authors are getting screwed over a corporate dispute. People with Macmillan books coming out this week may never recover, particularly new authors. So go buy books: pick up a Macmillan book or two from some other source, ideally a local independent bookstore if you have such a thing (I don't).
Macmillan includes the science fiction imprint Tor, St. Martin's, Holt, and many others - all of them are affected.
Is there any difference to the amount you, as author, receive on sales from on-line sources vs the ones you sell to people in person?
Granted, I'm not so fond of on-line shopping, so perhaps I'll just wait till the next chance to buy in person, either way. Is there a textile forum this year? Other event I ought to add to my calendar that I don't yet know about?
Phiala, thanks for the congrats - and I agree, it is the authors (and the readers) who suffer because of Amazon's temper tantrum.
Life Long Scholar, yes, there is a significant difference in the net amount that lands in my bag (or on my bank account) if the book is sold via the publishing house or bookshop vs those I sell in person. So if you are willing to wait, I certainly won't object at all! And yes, there will be a textile forum - info should go up soon. Sorry we are so behind on things there..