He's got good points. As an author, I'm constantly irritated with how much Audible takes for what is, essentially, hosting services. The production costs for audio mean that the payback for any project is likely to be slow, or possibly not happen at all if the book doesn't take off. And since Audible, in concert with Amazon, controls who sees what books on any search via their algos, it's largely pay to play.

I've been lucky, and I'll be the first to admit it, but luck doesn't mean the game is fair for everyone who sits down at the table. I'd like that game to be fair for everyone.