This 'n' That--veinglory

* The Happy-omoter (which will be shown on the website with the happy grrl--->) will debut in next month's PLIST. The three publishers that have already made the threshold minimum of 10 responses are Ellora's Cave, Loose Id and Samhain--all at 100% satisfaction.
* Re: Amazon,
my favorite point made so far is a quote by Amazon's Jeff Bezos about the 1998 Barnes & Noble/Ingrams deal:
“To our customers: Worry not … Those who make choices that are genuinely good for customers, authors, and publishers will prevail. Goliath is always in range of a good slingshot … Our long-term strategy has been to diversify our supplier base and to increase our direct purchasing from publishers.”* See also:
PW has Ingram statement on Amazon/Booksurge mess*
eXcessia? Um, make of it what you will. (Or read what
Karen & Co. have to say).