This weekend, Amazon (AMZN) promised to “ultimately” accept the higher eBook pricing scale suggested by Macmillan CEO John Sargent. “Ultimately” is vague term.
As of this 6:23 p.m. EST writing, the online bookseller had not reactivated many of the buttons that allow customers to buy Macmillan books directly from Amazon. However, at an ABA program today, the publisher received a standing ovation for its efforts. You can test availability by following links to John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War or William Poundstone’s Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value.
To help the worn out industry cheer up, here are two links for comic relief. The Onion poked fun at the whole debate in a series of fake interviews. Then, Saturday Night Live ran this timely video with Mad Men star Jon Hamm playing one of the founders of Barnes & Noble. (Via HarperStudio)
