Join our community of traders FOR FREE!

  • Learn
  • Improve yourself
  • Get Rewards
Learn More

Amazon.com Inc. made an online post sharing its position for the dispute with publisher Hachette Book Group, saying that it is “not optimistic” that the disagreements will be resolved any time soon. The company said for itself that it is acting “on behalf of customers”.

Amazon.com said in its post, which was cited by The Wall Street Journal: “Despite much work from both sides, we have been unable to reach mutually-acceptable agreement on terms. Though we remain hopeful and are working hard to come to a resolution as soon as possible, we are not optimistic that this will be resolved soon.” As reported by Bloomberg, Amazon.com Inc. also wrote: “Negotiating for acceptable terms is an essential business practice that is critical to keeping service and value high for customers in the medium and long term.”

This was the first time the company admitted for the disagreement. It became clear that earlier in May 2014, Amazon.com Inc. had arguments with Hachette over the prices of digital books, which resulted in Amazon blocking pre-orders for some of the releases of Hachette Book Group that are yet to come. The confession, on the other hand, provoked criticism that Amazon is acting unfairly towards Hachette, some of whose older titles shipments were delayed by the online retailer.

The conflict between the two companies becomes more serious from the fact that the e-book market is considered a rapidly growing one, which raises the ambitions of both Amazon.com and Hachete. According to Forrester Research, the sales of physical books in the U.S. are expected to decrease from 26 billion dollars in 2010 to 19.5 billion dollars in 2014, while the sales of e-books are projected to increase more than eight times and reach 8.7 billion dollars. This, on the other hand, makes the business segment a highly-competitive one.

One of the Amazons spokeswomen refused to make any comments apart from the companys official statement. The spokeswoman of Hachette Book Group said that she had no immediate comment.

Amazon.com Inc. was 0.45% down to close at 310.82 dollars per share yesterday, marking a one-year change of +18.75%. According to the information published on CNN Money, the 38 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for Amazon.com Inc. have a median target of 425.00, with a high estimate of 500.00 and a low estimate of 330.00. The median estimate represents a +36.74% increase from the last price of 310.82.

TradingPedia.com is a financial media specialized in providing daily news and education covering Forex, equities and commodities. Our academies for traders cover Forex, Price Action and Social Trading.

Related News

  • Investors agree: Apple is losing edge in innovationInvestors agree: Apple is losing edge in innovation Companys shares slipped by 40% from last years high as investors are loosing confidence of Apple ability as a tech innovator. Following a poll by Bloomberg, 71% of respondents declare that company is falling behind. Of whom 28% suggest this […]
  • Invesco reports 2.5% drop in total October AUMInvesco reports 2.5% drop in total October AUM Invesco Ltd, a global independent investment management firm, on Thursday reported preliminary assets under management (AUM) of $1,450.5 billion as of October 31st.That figure represented a 2.5% decrease compared to AUM as of September […]
  • NZD/USD also higher on Chinese GDPNZD/USD also higher on Chinese GDP New Zealand dollar climbed against its US counterpart on Monday, following the release of official report by the Chinese government, which showed that economy grew in line with expectations in the second quarter of the year.NZD/USD reached […]
  • Soft futures mixed; sugar rebounds as Brazil ethanol ralliesSoft futures mixed; sugar rebounds as Brazil ethanol rallies Soft futures were mixed on Friday with sugar, coffee and cotton on green side, while cocoa marked another day of losses.On the ICE Futures U.S. exchange, sugar futures for July delivery marked a new daily high at $0.1641 a pound at 13:00 […]
  • Natural Gas Drops 3%Natural Gas Drops 3% Natural gas plunged 3% after the U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published data showing U.S. gas reserves increased more than expected. Natural gas storage rose by 99 million cubic feet last week, above the forecast for an […]
  • Natural gas trading outlook: futures at 11-month low as mild October limits demandNatural gas trading outlook: futures at 11-month low as mild October limits demand Natural gas fell for a sixth day and traded near the lowest level since mid-November as weather agencies forecast overall comfortable temperatures across most of the US throughout October. Market players eyed this weeks supply data, as well as […]