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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I would say that most businesses who has one reseller who controls 64% of their sells would consider that a major problem. It's neither dumb nor disingenuous. We have all seen that Amazon is fond of playing hardball with it's suppliers (another aspect in which Amazon follows the Walmart model).
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Listen carefully: "How does that affect 'reaching their readers'?"
I have no problem with MacMillan wanting to broaden their retail ebook base (for their own financial security), I have no problem with MacMillan wanting to gain more control over their ebook business (for their own financial security). I simply have a problem with Sargent saying it's about being able to "reach readers," which has never been a problem--even when Amazon was playing "hardball." Readers buy the books/authors they want to buy, wherever/however they have to. They've never NOT been able to buy MacMillan etitles somewhere (except when they don't make them available).