—another major publisher was in tough negotiations with the retailer over sales terms. Among the issues on the table between Amazon and HBG are details of new e-book terms, sources familiar with the matter said. Industry insiders, however, see this latest fight as symptomatic of a larger, pressing issue: the ongoing battle to maintain a diverse retail marketplace.
Central to both disputes, and possibly others not yet public, is that the settlement on ebook price fixing will end this fall for those publishers who agreed to the court's terms.
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2014.05.12 in Books, Bookselling, Commentary, Digital, News, Publishing | Permalink
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