Booklocker.com v Amazon.com

BookLocker.com has filed a class action lawsuit against Amazon.com in response to Amazon’s recent attempts to force all publishers using Print on Demand (POD) technology to pay Amazon to print their books. You can read the complaint here and Booklocker.com Publisher Angela Hoy has detailed the issues at stake and the downside of signing a contract for POD with Amazon here. According to Hoy, she hasn’t heard a peep out of Amazon since their official statement back in March, however, she says:

We know from off-the-record conversations we’ve had with other POD publishers that they are still soliciting signed contracts from those publishers so… it’s quite obvious they’re not backing down.

Why is Amazon so quiet? Well according to the Seattle Times “Amazon.com spokeswoman Patty Smith said Wednesday the company does not comment on active litigation.”

You can read our past coverage of this story here.

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