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Originally Posted by Dopedangel
Anyway personally I don't care for Amazon or the publishers. As most outcomes from this standoff point to cheaper books and ebooks for me  . |
Well, if Hachette wins, I doubt prices will go down. Also, IIRC prices did not go down since the last collusion-based round of negotiations, so we'd probably go back to the pricing ranges of 5 years ago if Amazon wins.
While not a particularly big fan of Amazon, I'm still very much rooting for them in this particular fight. I am amazed how mainstream media (the NYT has been particularly aggravating) and big chunks of the internet heavily criticize Amazon tactics. It's as if collective amnesia has struck, and everybody forgot that the current deals were made on the basis of illegal price fixing methods. So yeah, Hachette gets no sympathy from me.