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Originally Posted by jgaiser
Ok. So, Amazon should honor an expired contract? Why? You're going to have to provide something better than soundbites. The contract between Amazon and Hachette has expired. They cannot come to terms. There is no longer a legal relationship between the two. And you believe that Amazon should continue to provide income to the publisher. Is that your stance?
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I didn't get that last from what jps said. Seems that he's saying instead of people crying foul over Amazon withholding services etc that Amazon is no longer obligated to provide these services and thus have been doing Hachette a favor, if you will, by still stocking and selling their books in any form. Amazon could easily say bugger off until you decide you wish to negotiate, but they haven't. I don't think doing so would benefit them either, so they have been providing some semblance of service, which is more than Hachette deserves considering that there is no contract. When I worked for Verizon and there was no contract, eventually we walked off the job. Think Verizon paid us for not coming to terms?