If you are a book lover, you may not even be aware there’s a battle going on about ebooks. And it could affect your access to certain books and how much you pay for them.
At the center of the battle is a dispute between Hachette, the French publishing company, and Amazon.com over contract terms. The dispute has been going on for three months. Amazon wants to be able to set ebook prices (it is, after all, a retailer and retailers typically set prices). Hachette wants to retain control of pricing to preserve profit margins over ebooks which are more profitable for them than print books due to the lower cost to produce digital books.
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