Hachette isn't stupid. Amazon has a publishing arm, and of course, more importantly, has the Kindle. By lowering the prices Amazon gets people to buy into thei

Hachette isn't stupid. Amazon has a publishing arm, and of course, more importantly, has the Kindle. By lowering the prices Amazon gets people to buy into their eco-system . As a publisher you don't want a single distrubutor controlling your market.