Hachette Book Group and Amazon announced jointly on Thursday morning that “the companies have reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the US.” HBG ceo Michael Pietsch said, “This is great news for writers. The new agreement will benefit Hachette authors for years to come. It gives Hachette enormous marketing capability with one of our most important bookselling partners.” Echoing the etailer’s comment on the recent Simon & Schuster contract, Kindle vp David Naggar said in the statement: “We are pleased with this new agreement as it includes specific financial incentives for Hachette to deliver lower prices, which we […]
