The Authors Guild Speaks Out

Publishers Weekly discusses the ongoing negotiations between Amazon and Hachette and what the Authors Guild has to say about it all. No one is pleased.

Russo [speaking for the Authors Guild] notes that the Guild is not anti-Amazon and acknowledges that traditional publishers have not treated writers fairly when it comes to e-book revenues. But, he continues in closing, “To our knowledge, Amazon has never clearly and unequivocally stated (as traditional publishers have) that books are different and special, that they can’t be treated like the other commodities they sell.”

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