From the author: My next book is The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation: it’s a Big Tech disassembly manual that explains how to disenshittify the web and bring back the old good internet. The hardcover comes from Verso on Sept 5, but the audiobook comes from me – because Amazon refuses to sell my audio.
Amazon requires DRM, which Doctorow considers anathema. Since the author won’t allow DRM on his works, Amazon refuses to sell them.
In fact, the author, in order to be found in Audible search results, penned an essay explaining how Audible rips off writers and readers. It’s called “Why None of My Audiobooks Are For Sale on Audible”.
You can read via the link following:
https://pluralistic.net/2022/07/25/can-you-hear-me-now/#acx-ripoff
Cory has his principles and he stands by them: I respect him for that. Selling out is certainly much easier, and probably more lucrative.
Plus he’s an author that actually responds to emails.