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Originally Posted by TCSimpson
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?
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Shrug... I think Amazon has gone above and beyond with Hachette. I *personally* think they should flip them the bird and move on. But then, I'm not a shareholder. This is all business and pretty high stakes business. And if the facts that Amazon provided in the email to authors is true, the authors should be very concerned about Hachette and whether they really care about the authors.