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Originally Posted by Alfy
New article in the NYT: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/bu...ooks.html?_r=0
Apparently, Hachette is "fighting for its life"... The only half tidbit of interesting information concerns the negotiations themselves, which might allegedly be about discounts on ebooks. Nothing much, but the NYT is turning into a bona fide propaganda machine. |
Well out of the four articles this is the one with the most journalistic integrity but that's not saying much. He does admit that:
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Because Hachette and Amazon have signed confidentiality agreements as part of their negotiations, the particulars of their dispute have been kept secret.
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But then goes on to say...
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But inside the publishing world, the consensus is that Amazon wants to offer deep discounts on Hachette’s electronic books, and that the negotiations are not going well.
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What you mean that the publishing world violated the confidentiality agreement and have been discussing the dispute within the coalition? Maybe there's a story there? Nah!
I especially like this one...
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As part of Hachette’s antitrust settlement with the government, the company agreed to allow Amazon to continue to discount the price of e-books for two years. That agreement has expired, and for some reason — no one is sure why — Hachette is the first publisher to find itself in the position of negotiating a new one.
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What? Is the court ruling and explanation blocked from the NY Times? Nobody knows??? ... or maybe the spin doctors Mr. Mahler has been getting his information from didn't want to tell him. The judge wanted to ensure that the publishers wouldn't illegally conspire again (the way the title of the article implies) and said they had to negotiate separate terms a year apart. The order was based on the same order that the publishers agreed to the settlement and Hachette settled first. Certainly the publishers know this because they filed a paper to the court contesting it and wanted to change the order.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/158900930/...-against-Apple
Mostly this is just a fluff piece about the Hachette CEO.