Another of the publisher defendants in the lawsuit filed last week by three independent booksellers seeking class action status has issued a statement regarding the filing. HBG writes: “The Complaint is absolutely without merit. Hachette Book Group has actively participated in many digital initiatives sponsored by the ABA for the benefit of Indies. We did not take any actions to harm bookstores and Hachette has a strong and long-standing record of support for brick-and-mortar shops, so we are surprised and disappointed that a handful of customers would make these unfounded charges (confusingly, one of the plaintiffs filed a formal comment supporting the very publishers named in this new […]