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Barnes & Noble agrees to carry some Amazon kids' books in its stores

Barnes & Noble has said it won’t carry Amazon Publishing titles in its stores, but it’s backing down in the case of the children’s book line Amazon recently acquired.

In December, Amazon acquired the rights to around 450 children’s books from the U.S. division of publisher Marshall Cavendish. Amazon will continue to publish the books in print and is also publishing digital editions for the first time. The acquisition allowed Amazon to beef up its children’s book offerings for the Kindle Fire quickly.

Apparently, when Amazon announced the acquisition of the Marshall Cavendish titles, Barnes & Noble removed them all from its physical stores. The retailer’s policy is not to carry Amazon Publishing print titles in its stores, because it cannot sell the digital versions in the Nook store.

“Barnes & Noble has made a decision not to stock Amazon published titles in our store showrooms. Our decision is based on Amazon’s continued push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent,” B&N’s Jaime Carey  said  in January. ”These exclusives have prohibited us from offering certain e-books to our customers.”

Source: paidContent.org

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