(I tried to post this to Metafilter, but alas, it was a double. Seems a shame to let all the links go to waste, though.)
In a late-Friday surprise move, Amazon removed all "Buy Now" links to books published by Macmillan, the parent company of Tor, St. Martin's Press and many others. Macmillan released a statement making clear that this is a hardball negotiation tactic on Amazon's part. Amazon's official statement frames the disagreement a little differently.
The heart of the issue is a difference of opinion about Amazon's place in the supply chain. In addition to various parodies of Amazon's statement (provided not by the CEO or PR department, but the unspecifically-named "Amazon Kindle Team" and buried on their forums), the incident occasioned some thoughtful analysis.
While Amazon has supposedly relented, authors are still waiting for their books to become available.
This is not the first weekend surprise by Amazon (previously.)
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