Clearly that article is badly written. Why else would they include a quote from someone claiming to have "cancelled preorder Kindle Edition of this book" so they could buy it somewhere else as "evidence"? Think about why that doesn't track for a second.
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What is your source for that claim?
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From Amazon's official statement concerning the dispute.
http://www.amazon.com/forum/kindle/r...x1UO5T446WM5YY. Bolding mine.
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We are currently buying less (print) inventory and "safety stock" on titles from the publisher, Hachette, than we ordinarily do, and are no longer taking pre-orders on titles whose publication dates are in the future. Instead, customers can order new titles when their publication date arrives. For titles with no stock on hand, customers can still place an order at which time we order the inventory from Hachette -- availability on those titles is dependent on how long it takes Hachette to fill the orders we place. Once the inventory arrives, we ship it to the customer promptly. These changes are related to the contract and terms between Hachette and Amazon.
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Galbraith's ebook
was available for purchase on release day. Who knows... maybe it wasn't available at 12:01am in every customer's timezone, but I'm sure it didn't take very long to become so. It's silly to assume "complaints" made the ebook's availability happen when Amazon themselves said these titles would become available as their publication dates arrive.