[governance] more power to Amazon

[Guru]

Even Amazon’s detractors readily admit that it is one of the most
powerful tools for selling books since the Gutenberg press. But how that
power is used is increasingly being questioned in a way it was not
during the company’s rise. Take, for instance, the different treatment
Amazon has given two new Hachette books on political themes. “Sons of
Wichita” by Daniel Schulman, a writer for Mother Jones magazine, came
out in May. Amazon initially discounted the book, a well-received
biography of the conservative Koch brothers, by 10 per cent, according
to a price-tracking service. Now it does not discount it at all. It
takes as long as three weeks to ship.

“The Way Forward: Renewing the American Idea” by Representative Paul
Ryan has no such constraints, an unusual position these days for a new
Hachette book. Amazon refused to take advance orders for “The Way
Forward,” as it does with all new Hachette titles. But once the book was
on sale, it was consistently discounted by about 25 per cent. There is
no shipping delay. Not surprisingly, it has a much higher sales ranking
on Amazon than “Sons of Wichita.”

read the article on
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/433941/literary-lions-unite-against-amazon.html

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Guru

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