Publishers saw this as «devaluing» their product (read this as «taking
away hardcover sales») and, at the behest of Apple and it's new iPad, changed the way ebooks were sold.
Not exact matches
And Macmillan would love to release its Kindle editions right
away, but not at the risk of undercutting its
hardcover sales and its physical bookstore allies.
I suppose the next milestone will be when e-books overtake combined print (paperback +
hardcover)
sales, which can't be too far
away now.