Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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Well, at least it's become clear that the War is between Amazon and Apple, for marketshare, and only peripherally about publishers, publishing, authors, or even books.

Author's careers? Just collateral damage.

I feel sooooo much better.

From the New York Times, we have:

Amazon Threatens Publishers as Apple Looms
By MOTOKO RICH and BRAD STONE
Published: March 17, 2010

Amazon.com has threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, according to two industry executives with direct knowledge of the discussions.


Read all about it.

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