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Dispute had cut off supplies of some of publisher’s books
Amazon hurting readers and authors alike by putting squeeze on publishers
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Word for Word: Authors unite against Amazon’s Hachette job
Bestselling writers have taken the giant online bookseller to task for its tactics
Publishers way behind plot in book business
Opinion: authors should back Amazon in the battle with Hachette
Disney joins dispute with Amazon over supplies
Entertainment giant joins publisher Hachette and Warner Brothers in dispute with web retailer
Amazon’s pricing spat heats up as Disney enters the fray
Online retailer has halted pre-orders of some Disney movies as it wages battle against Hachette
Stark ebook choice for writers: publish and be damned anyway
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Ebooks: What do Mark Twain and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ have in common?
‘New ways’ of publishing have roots in subscription services that are centuries old
Amazon uses delay tactics to bring German publishing group to book
Delays in deliveries look like a tactic by US retail giant to get a bigger cut of Bonnier group’s ebook proceeds
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