Walmart, Barnes & **ble Slash Prices as Hachette-Amazon Feud Continues
 

Walmart, Barnes & **ble Slash Prices as Hachette-Amazon Feud Continues
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It didn't take long for other companies to exploit Amazon's contract dispute with book publisher Hachette.

Walmart and Barnes & **ble have slashed prices on Hachette books, seeking to attract new customers who were accustomed to getting editions from Amazon and **w can't. Amazon recently blocked preorders of upcoming Hachette titles and reduced its stock of physical books, creating long wait periods for customers that wished to order its titles

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Walmart took the opportunity to offer 40% off "select books" on its main literature page. It did **t call Hachette by name, but featured James Patterson, David Baldacci and Nicholas Sparks — three of the publisher's most high-profile authors. Read more...

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