J. A. Konrath

I really think it is possible to make a very nice living by writing and not worrying about anything else.

I don't care what people are saying about me, good or bad, in blogs or on Twitter or in the media. There will always be people who don't like you and don't like your books. Ignore them.

A company doesn't have to compete with Amazon. A company can instead innovate in sectors Amazon doesn't presently care about.

Amazon is not a monopoly or a monopsony, and even if it were, that by itself isn't illegal.

I just try to write entertaining books that are easily identifiable.

The business model - where books can be returned, and where a 50% sell-through is considered acceptable - is archaic and wasteful. Writers get small royalties, little say in how their books are marketed and sold, and simple things like cover and title approval are unheard of unless you're a huge bestseller.