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Macmillan reveals more on price spat with Amazon

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Amazon shoppers looking for New copies of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," Andrew Young's "The Politician" and other books from U.S. publisher Macmillan came up empty on Saturday.

The Associated Press reports that Macmillan CEO John Sargent said he was informed Friday that its books would be removed from Amazon.com, as would e-books for Amazon's Kindle e-reader. Books will be available on Amazon.com through private sellers and other third parties, Sargent said.

You may recall that this is not the first time books have disappeared from Amazons' virtual shelves.You can read more about the dispute here.

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matthewmugMatthew Fortner has been at The News & Observer since 2002. He has a passion for gadgets, cutting-edge technology and all things geek.

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