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Tango0112 Jun 2014 12:33 p.m. PST

…DVD Preorders.

"Amazon's war on content providers has apparently opened up another front.

While the online behemoth is still embroiled in a dispute with Hachette that has led to the removal of the ability to preorder that publisher's titles on the site—a conflict so dramatic that even Steven Colbert got involved—new reports suggest that Amazon's tactic isn't restricted to books, with upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases from Warner Home Video now suddenly becoming unavailable for preorder as well…"
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FreddBloggs12 Jun 2014 12:41 p.m. PST

Ahhh Capitalism at its finest.

Zephyr112 Jun 2014 2:26 p.m. PST

Seems like a good opening for a competitor to exploit….

"Amazon doesn't have it, you say? BUT WE DO!!!!"

;-)

DrSkull12 Jun 2014 5:13 p.m. PST

Damned Amazon, trying to get lower prices for us book-buyers. Who do they think they are?

nsolomon9912 Jun 2014 8:22 p.m. PST

Doubt they're really trying to get cheaper prices for consumers – that's just Jeff Bezos propaganda. They'll be trying to chisel extra margin for themselves more like.

FreddBloggs13 Jun 2014 1:55 a.m. PST

Amazon is looking after Amazons bottom line, no more, no less.

Soon you will be reading books in Chinese as writing them in English will be too expensive and it will be outsourced.

Stronty Girl Fezian13 Jun 2014 7:49 a.m. PST

Then I'll have to outsource my reading to China too! grin

Zephyr113 Jun 2014 7:39 p.m. PST

"First It Was Books. Now Amazon Has Frozen Some … (fill in the blank)"

No, they still don't sell that yet. (Fortunately!!!) But they do have a book all about it:

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Supercilius Maximus17 Jun 2014 9:36 a.m. PST

"First they came for the books, but I wasn't a librarian, so I said nothing……"

TwinMirror20 Jun 2014 4:34 a.m. PST

Zephyr1, that was my first thought as well!

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