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The good and bad news from the pricing war between Amazon and publishers

If Macmillan and other publishers get their way with Amazon and negotiate an agency model approach that lets them practice variable pricing, it’s not all bad news. Here are two perks for customers and authors. Continue reading

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Two of the best explanations of the Amazon/Macmillan book battle

The feud between Amazon and Macmillan (and now Hachette) over how to sell ebooks is a complicated mess. Two of the best analyses I’ve found come from published writers who hold an obvious interest in what Amazon and publishing houses end up doing. Continue reading

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Two of the best explanations of the Amazon/Macmillan book battle

The feud between Amazon and Macmillan (and now Hachette) over how to sell ebooks is a complicated mess. Two of the best analyses I’ve found come from published writers who hold an obvious interest in what Amazon and publishing houses end up doing. Continue reading

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