Amazon UK Halts Sales of Bloomsbury Books

Amazon UK has announced it will cease selling Bloomsbury's print and ebooks, citing a failure to agree on new contract terms. This move could severely impact Bloomsbury and reignites concerns about Amazon's trade terms with publishers. Amazon claims Bloomsbury refused good-faith negotiations, while its existing terms differed greatly from those of other publishers. While Amazon assures customers can still buy Bloomsbury books from third-party sellers, this is a high-risk strategy impacting sales of many bestselling authors published by Bloomsbury, including J.K. Rowling. The incident echoes a similar public battle between Amazon and Hachette over a decade ago.