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Bloomsbury books back on Amazon

29.01.08 Alison Flood

Amazon and Bloomsbury's dispute over terms appears to have been resolved, with titles that Amazon had removed from sale now back on offer from the online retailer.

Amazon had previously removed the "Buy New" button on a range of Bloomsbury titles including Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love, William Boyd's Restless and Michael Ondaatje's Divisadero. The move indicated that Amazon had not been reordering titles from Bloomsbury once it sold out of stock.

The titles, which earlier this week were only available via Amazon Marketplace, are now all available to buy new on the site.

The move follows a letter sent by the Society of Authors to Amazon.co.uk senior books manager Kes Nielsen and Bloomsbury m.d. Richard Charkin yesterday (Monday), outlining its concerns about the situation.

Neither Bloomsbury nor Amazon would comment on the news. An Amazon spokesperson said: "We won't comment on rumour and speculation. The books mentioned do have Buy buttons. We won't comment on relationships with our suppliers."

 

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By David R N Livesley - Woodstock Vermont

As a former toiler in publishing sales I am glad that at least one publisher seems to have the balls to back up its business decisions with action. In the long term a mutually agreeable compromise is reached but it does seem that retailers whether they be in cyberspace or stuck on the ground have got too big for their boots. if you asked the public if 'free' was too expensive, half of them would complain about having to pay for the post/bus fare/car park to pick the item up! I love Amazon and spend a fortune with them but I also believe that all products have to have a realistic cost, which retailers often seem to think is 'most unreasonable'. I know publishers often inflate the jacket price just so that their margin can be maintained in the face of unreasonable discount requests from middlemen, and the public think they are saving money. However publishers own a unique product and don't need all the middlemen....it is more a question of keeping some happy while some will always be pissed off! We all know who they are, but the gentlemen in me declines to name them!

30 Jan 08 02:34

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