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Amazon/Macmillan

Unless you’ve been off the internet, you’ve probably heard about the Amazon-Macmillan drama over the weekend. Recap: Macmillan offers new ebook terms to Amazon. Amazon responds by pulling all Macmillan titles from its e-shelves, print as well as ebook. Amazon also yanks preview chapters remotely from Kindles (I’ve seen the term 1984 come up several times about this part). Many brilliant people have weighed in on the unfolding events (most of the authors you can see on my friendslist), so here I just thought I’d post a few primary sources: the open letters from Amazon and Macmillan. When juxtaposed, I […]