Amazon posted on their Kindle Forum about their negotiations with Hachette Book Group on Tuesday afternoon. While the company tells people in the trade when looking for “feedback” that they are looking for their fare share of the “business efficiencies” and profits created by the growing ebook market, their argument to the public on their own forum is that “a key objective is lower e-book prices.” They say that’s “a” key objective, but the entire post is then about ebook prices. Notice carefully they acknowledge there are other objectives in their negotiations that they do not disclose or discuss at all. […]
