Amazon woos lit agents worried about e-books undermining p-books

November 10, 2009 | 5:46 am

By David Rothman

Issues such as prices and delayed publication of e-books came up in the discussions. Did text to speech, too?

See Crain’s and The Bookseller for known details. Image is from Wikipedia.

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"Taking the headline literally: Yes, it *could* be a good idea to boycott Amazon. It could *also* be catastrophic. Anything is possible. Betting the business on "possibilities" rather ..."

Felix Torres on "Mike Shatzkin: Bookstores’ decision not to carry Amazon books could be wise move - Posted on February 9, 2012

"I think Mr Shatzkin has lost the plot. He talks about "from a self-interested point of view, the decision made perfect sense." Yet ..."

Howard on "Mike Shatzkin: Bookstores’ decision not to carry Amazon books could be wise move - Posted on February 9, 2012

"Kind of awful to see ABA do this. Basically this means that ABA itself is obsolete and over. In a way, I think that's good. ..."

alice on "American Booksellers Association joins Amazon publishing boycott - Posted on February 9, 2012

"I think you misunderstand. Amazon has said that the ebooks will be exclusive to Amazon -- I believe for the first 3 months, but possibly ..."

Richard Adin on "American Booksellers Association joins Amazon publishing boycott - Posted on February 9, 2012

"Who cares about the format of the book just read! I personally have been using my Kindle exclusively now for almost 2 years and ..."

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Amazon woos lit agents worried about e-books undermining p-books

November 10, 2009 | 5:46 am

By David Rothman

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