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Originally Posted by Crusader
Excuse me for being skeptical but I don't believe either version of the story. Hachette isn't the evil incarnate it's made out to be, nor is Amazon the dashing hero trying to save the day. This offer from Amazon is more a PR stunt than anything. It's easy to offer something you know will be rejected.
Like they say, there's always 3 sides to a story. I'd be interested to know the truth.
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Hachette put out a statement rejecting Amazon's proposal but didn't bother denying the part about the lack of negotiations and that they've had no contract for four months. If that was a lie, Hachette would have been happy to call them on it. They murmured something about them "continuing" to negotiate in good faith which apparently is ironic, Hachettespeak for "we're stalling until September when we will issue a no-discount agency ultimatum."
As for the third side, that may be when the DoJ decides to get involved.