http://paidcontent.org/2012/10/01/de...les-in-stores/
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In February, Barnes & Noble said it wouldn’t carry Amazon Publishing titles in its stores. ”Our decision is based on Amazon’s continued push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent,” B&N chief merchandising officer Jaime Carey said in a statement at the time. Over half a year later, Amazon’s push for exclusive content continues, but it appears Barnes & Noble has capitulated: The nation’s largest bookstore chain is carrying books from Amazon’s New York-based imprint in its stores, despite the fact that it isn’t selling those titles as ebooks.
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I'm seeing reports from both coasts, so it's not just a Manhattan thing.
No shock that the moment Amazon actually published a book worth stocking, all of B&N's high-fallutin' "principles" went overboard. No reason to let "principle" get in the way of making money.
Of course, B&N's "boycott" did draw a bunch of indies who swore they wouldn't stock the books so now they have themselves a nice window of B&M *exclusivity*.
