Publishers Weekly is reporting that the Buy buttons are back for Macmillan authors’ books on Amazon.com. Says PW:
Although the buttons were not restored to all of its titles by late Friday afternoon, sources said an agreement has been completed and the e-tailer has begun putting back the direct buy option. It was not known if Macmillan offered any concessions to get the buttons restored.
Good news at last.
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