No, what I'm saying is that, of the $16 net price you pay for a hardback, you might <i>think</i> that the lion's share goes to the publisher and the author gets 10%, but the <i>reality</i> is that 70% goes to the distributors and booksellers while the author and publisher split 30%.<p>What Amazon have done is to sneak up on the distributor/bookseller pipes and merge them into one lucrative hose, and now they're playing both ends for their own benefit.<p>Amazon squeeze their suppliers, just like Wal-Mart. Amazon is <i>already</i> corrosive -- if you're a small supplier.