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The Apple-Amazon Ebook War Begins: Amazon Deletes Macmillan Books [Apple]

Fri, Jan 29 | from Gizmodo
It feels like a repeat of the same shit Universal Music, and later, NBC Universal pulled with iTunes, trying to counter the leverage Apple had because of iTunes' insane marketshare. Same situation here, really: Content provider wants more money/control over their content, fights with...

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What to make of the Amazon-Macmillan stand-off?

There is the tiny mistake of quoting the Amazon Kindle at $400 instead of $259. Steve Jobs did say in the Mossberg mini-interview that Apple would sell books for the same price as Amazon. Perhaps he meant that all ebooks would be sold for $15. My Take on the Amazon Macmillan stand-off
Sat, Jan 30 | from Kindle Review

Amazon pulls Macmillan e-books in iPad-related debate

Amazon has pulled Macmillian's books from the Kindle store in a protest over pricing that could signal a conflict with Apple, a source said late Friday. An insider claims that Macmillan had asked Amazon to raise prices from $10 to $15 and, as a pressure tactic, Amazon is temporarily denyin...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Electronista

Book Wars: Amazon Retaliates Against Publisher Over eBook Pricing, Pulls Books From Shelves

A quiet war has developed between Amazon and the book publishing world over ebook prices. Amazon Fires Missile At Book Industry, Launches 70% Kindle Royalty OptionApple Trying To Squash Amazon's Kindle Like A Bug, Amazon Fighting BackSteve Jobs Says Book Publishers Hate Amazon's Kin...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Silicon Alley Insider

The Apple-Amazon eBook War Begins: Amazon Deletes Macmillan Books (AMZN, AAPL)

Books published by Macmillan mysteriously poofed from Amazon yesterday. The reason, according to the NYT, is that Amazon is punishing the publisher for arguing that the price of Kindle books should go up to $15. This won't end well. Steve Jobs Says Book Publishers Hate Amazon's KindleAppl...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Silicon Alley Insider

NY Times: Amazon pulled books because Macmillan wants iBooks-style deal

Macmillan offered Amazon the opportunity to buy Kindle editions on the same “agency” model as it will sell e-books to Apple for the iPad. Under this model, the publisher sets the consumer book price and takes 70 percent of each sale, leaving 30 percent to the retailer. Macmillan said Amazon...
Sat, Jan 30 | from TeleRead

Publisher (Macmillan) Books pulled from Amazon? A Glitch?

First we had Steve Jobs saying that Publishers are withholding their books from Amazon and are not happy with Amazon. Macmillan, like other publishers, has asked Amazon to raise to the price of e-books from $9.99 to around $15. Are Publishers desparate enough to boycott Amazon?
Fri, Jan 29 | from Kindle Review

Kindle sales already beyond 3 million units?

Amazon has allegedly sold more than 3 million Kindle readers through the end of 2009, according to an unnamed source close to the company. Analysts anticipated slower sales, with 2.5 million units expected by the end of 2010, although TechCrunch describes the source of the latest numbers...
Fri, Jan 29 | from Electronista

Fight for $9.99 – Kindle Books for $5 or so

Indie Author Elisa Lorello has her books at #7 and #49 in the Kindle Store. Both books are rated 4.5 stars. How dare she not spend 4 years trying to get a book deal first.When Angels Cry by Maria Rachel Hooley. It’s a Contemporary Romance rated 4.5 stars on 9 reviews.Wrapped by Meryl McQueen. It’s a...
Fri, Jan 29 | from Kindle Review

Are Publishers going to withhold books from Kindle?

Here’s the transcript from a mini-interview of Steve Jobs by Walt Mossberg - Check out the Walt Mossberg and Steve Jobs video at All Things Digital. Why Publishers are withholding books from Amazon There are lots of reasons Publishers are wary of Amazon -
Fri, Jan 29 | from Kindle Review

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