Hatchette becomes the third major publisher to pressure Amazon for higher ebook prices

February 6th, 2010 admin
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Amazon must feel like a punching bag, repeatedly absorbing blows from book publishers who with each successful strike are raising e-book prices and eroding Amazon’s pricing stronghold in the ebook market. The latest publisher to join in this carnage is Hachette who is pushing Amazon to raise e-book prices to the new industry standard of a $12.99-$14.99 price point set by Steve Jobs and friends with the introduction of the iPad. Hatchette is one of the “Apple Five” and the third to seek a price…


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