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And... A Hachette spokeswoman did not return a message for comment. A Bonnier spokesman could not be reached. Looks like no one wanted to talk to these reporte

• drzaiusapelord 12y ago
  Of course not. This is everyday contract crap and adding journalists hungry for ad impressions and encouraging hysterics would only hurt the process. I'm sure there's just some boring negotiation going on and this "story" will be forgotten. What exactly is the huge controversy here? That Amazon temporarily has a Rowling book that can't be pre-ordered right now? Oh ok. I don't know the NYTimes's plan to succeed in the digital age, but acting like a 24/7 TV news outlet probably isn't that way to go. I also worry that newspaper publishers see themselves as the publishing industry does and have a bias against digital distribution and will do anything to damage it. This piece feels anti-Amazon in an unfair way. The publishers aren't these poor underdogs, they're all well-heeled corporations with lawyers and experts. Let them hash it out.