Amazon tells customers to shop elsewhere in Hachette row

Row between world's largest distributor of books and publisher over ebook royalties shows no sign of being resolvedAmazon has advised readers to buy from other retailers after breaking its silence over a high-profile dispute with the publisher Hachette, which has drawn in the British authors Ian Rankin and JK Rowling.In a post on the Kindle website, Amazon told customers: "If you do need one of the affected titles quickly, we regret the inconvenience and encourage you to purchase a new or used version from one of our third-party sellers or from one of our competitors." Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #publisher hachette #largest distributor #jk rowling #third-party sellers

Other news stories related to: "Amazon tells customers to shop elsewhere in Hachette row"

Hachette to close teen magazine Sugar after 16 years

Hachette Filipacchi is to close teen print magazine Sugar in March, which has suffered flagging circulation figures, and ahead of an anticipated group sale to US publisher Hearst. Continue reading at Media Week