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Originally Posted by JSWolf
They did this because of an irrational hatred of Amazon.
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There is nothing irrational about their
fear (not hatred) of Amazon. I have had the "pleasure" (
) of working with a publisher trying to negotiate a contract with Amazon and it is impossible. Amazon demanded and wouldn't budge off a discount that would have resulted in the publisher losing money on every sale made through Amazon. Amazon is trying to emulate Walmart when it comes to pushing down its costs, but not necessarily in lowering pricing to consumers. A lot of the backlist is not heavily discounted at Amazon and never has been.