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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I would think that the masses buying their blockbusters at Walmart would tend to hurt Amazon rather than Hachette. Hachette gets their money regardless of where customers buy the books. If the books are bought at Walmart, then Amazon doesn't get their cut.
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Neither will Hachette if Walmart has them over a barrel.
Walmart will get a REALLY good deal, if they know Hachette needs them. The blockbuster titles are worth a lot, since so many people buy them
and Hachette desperately needs to get them out there. But... there are only so many places to put them out. The big two are Amazon and Walmart/supermarkets.
A few months later Hachette may come crying back to Amazon asking for another chance. Amazon has other sources of profit, meanwhile.