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Because the don't have the necessary power yet! In order to require exclusive contracts they would need to be the only viable option for writers which would happen if they squeezed out publishers, became a publisher, and only distributed through Amazon. It's unlikely this would happen but when you gradually give someone more and more power the risk of abuse gets higher.


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