Seven Months and Counting

Publishers Weekly reports on on the Amazon-Hachette dispute.

Amazon acknowledges that it is buying less print inventory and "safety stock" on titles from Hachette than normal and that it is no longer taking pre-orders.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Atlantic, where it is business as usual so far, The Bookseller considers what's going on.

[Amazon] described negotiating with suppliers for acceptable terms as "an essential business practice that is critical to keeping service and value high for customers in the medium and long term", saying: “When we negotiate with suppliers, we are doing so on behalf of customers."