Thread: Amazon vs. Hachette Update - It's About Price
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Old 07-30-2014, 11:31 AM   #33
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Originally Posted by Barcey View Post
The questions that I have are why go public with it and why now?

This statement is clearly to get the public on Amazon's side but it is surely going to get Hachette's back up (not to mention the other big publishers).
Why now?
Pretty obvious.
Because the "Authors United" are talking boycott.
Because Amazon is fed up with the propaganda campaign and want Hachette to put up or shut up; either negotiate or pull their books.

So yes, getting their back up is the objective. Forces them to act themselves instead of using proxies.
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