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Amazon To Macmillan: You Win (For Now)

Posted at 11:58PM Sunday 31 Jan 2010

While the ebook war between Apple and Amazon has only just begun, this weekend's drama between Macmillan and Amazon has ended decisively in the book publisher's favor.

Mashable

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Washington Post

New York Times

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Roundup of stories announcing the amazon/Macmillan spat




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