Douglas Preston's open letter

We have watched, with interest and no small amount of alarm, the recent struggles between publishers and eBook retailers. We thought it might help if we explained our position. We, as writers, have no real say in the matter, and no real influence on either side of the issue. We, like you, are caught in the middle. What we want is simple. We want to write the best books we can for you to enjoy; for our publishers to make available to you in the format in which you prefer to read them; and at a fair price that enables us to write future novels while keeping the publishers and the Amazons, Apples, Barnes & Nobles and WalMarts of this world in business. From our perspective, the most important element in all this is you, the reader. Without you, the Preston-Child books would not exist, and it is to you that we owe our first and greatest allegiance--on this issue and, in fact, all related issues.

I'm not really sure "they" (or Preston, specifically) are "caught in the middle". Nobody denies that authors have little say in publisher pricing of eBooks. But when one calls out his readers with negative remarks - you are placing yourself in the middle.

Sorry, Douglas, my sense of entitlement extends to continuing negative coverage of your remarks.