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I smell a game of chicken a foot. The timing is wrong for the Big 6 to be pulling this. In the middle of being investegated by the DOJ and the EU for illegal behavior. Amazon is probably using that as part of its bargaining tactic and trying to go back to the pre-Agency Pricing model with the Big 6 wanting to keep Agency Pricing. Pure speculation on my part. I hav eno knowledge and have not read anything about it so I am guessing. But those would be sensible starting points for both sides when negotiating new terms.
Not to mention how pissed off people are going to be if those e-books go away. The anger is not going to be directed at Amazon but at the Big 6. Most people, regardless of device, think that the prices being asked for e-books is too high. This is a common theme in posts. Why should an e-book cost the same as a hardback or even a paperback? Do the Big 6 really think that they are going to win that PR battle?
More likely than not, Amazon is being Amazon and their terms are draconian. I have a snekaing suspicion that they will find a middle ground and that the e-books will continue to be sold at Amazon.
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