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Boycotts Are an Area of Effect Spell
People need to be aware of who gets caught in the blast. Authors need to have some defensive magic ready.
I remember playing Dungeons & Dragons and my character was trying to achieve a sneak-attack, when our resident wizard decided to cast a fireball spell at the enemy. Yeah. My dark elf was lucky to get the best outcome for her die rolls! The point is — area of effect spells and attacks can take out unwanted targets.
Boycotting is doing the same. A boycott is an act of nonviolent, voluntary abstention from a product, person, organization, or country as an expression of protest. It is usually for moral, social, political, or environmental reasons.
I get it. Really, I do. So do most writers. So do most creatives. We hate what is happening and we want to make these corporations pay for their horrible — insert problematic policies here — well, everything!
However, you have to think about the toll a boycott might play on people who are just trying to survive by using the platforms best suited to their business. And in today’s case, we’re talking about Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and Amazon KU (Kindle Unlimited).
For indie authors, those sales matter. For those on Kindle Unlimited, the reads matter. They…
