A short WSJ piece about an on-stage interview between CBS ceo Leslie Moonves and — ironically, a Fortune reporter at a Fortune forum in Aspen, CO — has traveled far and wide, and been stretched far and wide as it traveled. As we reported previously, Amazon is known to have been in discussions with other publishers besides Hachette Book Group about significantly revised selling terms, particularly for ebooks. Here is the precise discussion, in toto, between Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky and Moonves. You can watch the video, beginning at about 14:53, to confirm. Moonves: [Completing a long answer about all kinds of competitors who are […]
