Amazon has called the conclusions of a recent report into US author earnings flawed, after the Authors Guild suggested that the retail giant’s dominance could be partly responsible for the “a crisis of epic proportions” affecting writers in the US. Raising “serious concerns about the future of American literature”, the writers’ body singled out the growing dominance of Amazon for particular blame. Crashing author earnings 'threaten future of American literature' Read moreBut on Wednesday, Amazon took issue with the report’s conclusions. Traditionally published writers’ income rose by 17% from 2013 to 2017, to $10,150, while self-published writers’ income increased by 89% over the same period, to $3,400. It pointed out that while self-published authors overall were earning more, they still earned 58% less than traditionally published writers in 2017.

Source: The Guardian January 16, 2019 13:07 UTC