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Does it? For me its a strong-armed position (my 50% hurts less than your 50%), which is why they are in this battle to begin with.

• pooper 12y ago
  Hachette [...] is part of a $10 billion media conglomerate. I think it is Hachette which is trying to strong arm the up and coming Amazon.com
  • dragonwriter 12y ago
    A $10 billion media conglomerate is small potatoes next to $143 billion Amazon. Plus, Hachette is not the dominant player in its industry, while Amazon is. So, nice try, but no.
    • pooper 12y ago
      I didn't realize Amazon.com's valuation was $143 billion. I thought the 10 billion figure was relevant since they included it...
    • chaz 12y ago
      Amazon's revenue is only 7% books, or about $5B. Then again, Hachette is just a part of a conglomerate and is not itself a $10B company and may be way smaller than that. Regardless of the nitpicking of who is the bigger fish, both companies are well-equipped with clever people, bankrolls, and influence to fight this one out.