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Feb 03
2010
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Amazon vs. Macmillan vs. EveryonePosted by Dan Gibson in tor , macmillan , kindle , ipad , amazon |
Normally, when giant corporations fight, it's more a source of indifferent amusement for me more than anything. While I recognize there was some drama last month over whether companies should be able to act like people, most of the time when public kefuffles occur, it's provides me a giggle over whether Papa John's hurt Pizza Hut's market share by saying that their ingredients are better. There are certainly underlying issues involved, but it ends up sounding like two fifth graders upset that one didn't invite the other to a birthday party. Even though it involves the business I work in, I have to admit, this whole Amazon vs. Macmillan seemed to fall into that category, until I started reading authors talk about how they've been affected.