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Harry Potter author in the firing line as Amazon plays hardball with publisher Hachette

on May 26, 2014 | 0 comments

By Noel Young

Harry Potter author JK Rowling ‘s new detective novel is at the centre of a row between her New York publisher and online retailer Amazon over the price of e-books.

Amazon has removed pre-order buttons for a number of titles published by Hachette, including ‘The Silkworm’, which Rowling wrote under the pen name Robert Galbraith. The book is described as ’Currently unavailable’.

Now concern is growing about Amazon’s power over the e-book business.

Seattle-based Amazon is believed to have a share of more than 60 percent of e-book sales and at least a Read full story ›

Source: The Drum