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		kylec on Feb 12, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple sets deadline for Amazon's Kindle app to cha... Initially I thought this, but Amazon has to pass on 70% of the sale to the publisher, and with Apple taking 30%, regardless of how much the ebook was sold for, Amazon is left with nothing.

bigfudge on Feb 12, 2011 [–]

Do you think this is deliberate on Apple's part to force a change in publishing contracts?

kylec on Feb 13, 2011 | [–]

Possibly, but I think it's more likely that Apple is trying to get publishers into its iBooks store by edging out Kindle and Sony.

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