Comments on: Barnes & Noble: We Will Not Carry Amazon Publishing Titles In Our Stores

By: Amazon will publish the James Bond books in the U.S. — paidContent

Amazon will publish the James Bond books in the U.S. — paidContent — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:33:47 +0000

[...] only via Amazon’s Kindle e-book store.” That means that Barnes & Noble will likely refuse to carry the print [...]

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:54:34 +0000

Well put Jaime. Your words are truthful…not as Ms. Owen puts it, snarky and dramatic. Amazon has been crossing the line as of late not just with publishers, but also with consumers. The power seems to be something they’d rather monopolize rather than share competitively.

By: mtnrunner2

mtnrunner2 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:20:57 +0000

The only part I don’t buy in the B&N statement is the whining about Amazon acting its self-interest. Businesses should act in their self-interest, that’s what they do (by selling products to you and me), and people should not use it as a synonym for something that is bad or don’t like. Honestly it’s pathetic to hear another business try to guilt Amazon.

By: Stewart Kelly

Stewart Kelly — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:52:12 +0000

Really not such a ‘snarky’ or surprising response from Barnes and Noble if you stop and remember what happened to Border’s Books and how Amazon.com did them.

By: Rich Peters

Rich Peters — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:38:41 +0000

Amazon has pushed for exclusivity in the e-book world by refusing to support epub, the internationally-recognized open book file format, which is ratified by the IETF and the European Union, to name a few. If Amazon chooses to enter e-publishing, let them distribute epubs, and then the choice of ereader would be an open one — the readers would win on their merits, not on their access to proprietary files. I have been exposed to the “open systems” wars since the early 80′s, and, believe me, Open Systems/standards have won every battle for the consumer’s hearts and minds. Amazon should realize that it has no more chance of bucking that trend than IBM, Microsoft, and hosts of others have before them.

By: Jack W Perry

Jack W Perry — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:30:26 +0000

B&N made the move they had to do. Amazon may dominate on-line and ebook sales, but they have zero exposure in bricks & mortar. It is one area where B&N has a huge edge. Although some would say physical bookstores don’t matter, most knowledgable people know its very important.

Another volley in the ever increasing book-selling and publishing battles.

2012 is going to be a fun year.