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Old 08-30-2014, 05:51 AM   #667
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Originally Posted by Anthem View Post
That's the problem with ALL of these arguments and speculations: the book industry is so tight lipped about EVERYTHING that people have to resort to guessing if they wish to talk about it at all.

I don't know what secret sauce these companies are afraid of spilling, but when speculation is all that people have, speculate is what they will do. And they positively encourage it, by shepherding consumers in to their scuffles (normally to use them as a big stick for whacking things).
True, but let's not forget that your statement can readily replace "book industry" (by which I assume you mean publishers) with "Amazon". It is not as if Amazon has been any more forthcoming than the publishers. It is a game of "he said, she said".
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