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Originally Posted by shalym
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Well let's see here...
From NPR:
"A number of Hachette authors have publically criticized Amazon for the company's role in the dispute, and writers from Hachette and other houses have created a group called Authors United to find a 'long-term strategy' for combating Amazon."
From
The Guardian:
"Hachette authors from Stephen Colbert to James Patterson have demanded Amazon to negotiate in good faith."
I can't access the
Wall Street Journal article without a subscription, but to make up for it, here's
another story from The Guardian:
"According to book industry bible the Bookseller, to whom UK publishers spoke on condition of anonymity, Amazon is putting publishers under 'heavy pressure' to introduce new terms. The Bookseller reports that these include the proviso that 'should a book be out of stock from the publisher, Amazon would be entitled to supply its own copies to customers via its print-on-demand facilities', and that 'books cannot be sold for a lower price than Amazon's anywhere, including on a publisher's own website'.
"The Bookseller's editor Philip Jones said the ongoing negotiations 'indicate a direction of travel that would see [Amazon] take a sizeable control over both a publisher's inventory and its marketing', and that 'publishers spoken to – and obviously they will only speak on condition of complete anonymity – have every right to be concerned. This is a form of assisted suicide for the book business...' "
Yes, let's all laugh at how Amazon is using strong-arm tactics to stifle competition. Simply hilarious. I especially like the part where publishers aren't allowed to sell their books at a lower price elsewhere. This could explain the phenomenon that soulfuldog noticed when he said that "
Amazon usually does always offer the lowest and most competitive prices."