Amazon, which has for some time been locked in a battle with publishing giant Hachette over the pricing of e-books, has broadened the battlefield to take on Disney. It has stopped taking preorders of Disney DVD and Blu-ray discs. Amazon earlier this year stopped taking preorders for Hachette books. It also lengthened delivery times and reduced discounts for books published by Hachette. “We will never give up our fight for reasonable e-book prices,” Amazon wrote, in an appeal to readers.
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Amazon Gives Disney a Swift Kick in the Shins
Posted by: Richard Adhikari August 11, 2014 03:47 PMAmazon, which has for some time been locked in a battle with publishing giant Hachette over the pricing of e-books, has broadened the battlefield to take on Disney. It has stopped taking preorders of Disney DVD and Blu-ray discs. Amazon earlier this year stopped taking preorders for Hachette books. It also lengthened delivery times and reduced discounts for books published by Hachette. “We will never give up our fight for reasonable e-book prices,” Amazon wrote, in an appeal to readers.