After being needled for not mentioning the dispute over contract terms between Amazon and Hachette Book Group that has resulted in alterations in how the etailer displays and ships HBG titles, the Washington Post has posted something…equivocal. The paper’s column finds it “understandable” that authors “are irate over the unequal treatment.” On the one hand, Amazon “is by no means unique in employing this tactic.” But “in some ways, Amazon’s decision to choke off Hachette is similar” to the net neutrality showdown, they suggest. “As Amazon gains more and more market share, its power to do so will only increase.” While […]
