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Originally Posted by TimW
That article correctly points out that Apple has been discounting Hachette books since the kerfuffle began. This emphasizes why Amazon would be unwise to sign a no-discount agency deal with Hachette while Apple still has the ability to discount.
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And why HC and Macmillan are whining.
They are next in line to the negotiation table and, not surprisingly, ever sneaky Randy Penguin chose to go last.
No need for the Penguin house to make an unseemly public spectacle of themselves, they can wait and see how the fight ends up and then go with the flow.