Stars fall in Amazon protest about ebook prices
Readers give authors including Stephen King one-star reviews in concerted campaign against price rises for Kindle digital editions
Authors found themselves in the firing line this week as fans furious at sudden rises in Amazon's Kindle prices protested by giving their books one-star reviews on the retailer's website.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
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