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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Not to you, but maybe to Jeff Bezos. Otherwise, why is he still selling any Hachette books, other than those (ghost)written by politicians? When in dispute with Apple, Amazon doesn't keep on selling Apple products (except through third-party vendors). So why the kinder treatment of big publishing?
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Why on earth would Amazon want to do that? They are still making money off Hachette books, though perhaps not as much as before if the AU letter is to be believed. One could equally ask why Hachette continues to supply Amazon. Amazon does not want to stop selling Hachette books, but if they do for whatever reason it is likely that Hachette will suffer far worse than Amazon.
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Bezos won't go too far. And not just because he feels it would be wrong, but also because he likes to buy the company of top major publishers authors for his annual Campfire shindig. I know he did invite indie author Hugh Howey, even after Howey said he didn't want to go. This could be the exception that proves the rule concerning who is getting special treatment. I wish someone would leak the 2014 Campfire invite list.
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So Jeff Bezos is so infatuated with the likes of Doug Preston that he lets it influence major Amazon business decisions? Are you serious? Please think about what you are saying!