title_body: Which distributor do authors prefer I purchase from? I own a Kindle Paperwhite, and until now I've unthinkingly bought all my ebooks from Amazon.
  
  It recently occurred to me that since ebook distributors take on no risk when making a book available, it doesn't seem fair that they should be earning a percentage of the author's profits (rather than a small monthly flat rate for hosting content and making it available).
  
  I'm curious which site pays authors the highest royalties for ebooks.  I'd much rather support the author with my ebook purchases than the distributor.
upvoted_answer: I always buy from an author's website directly if he or she has one. Then there is no distributor or retailer fee paid by the publisher and author. Not many authors have this I know!