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Next threat to Amazon’s RM34 books? Rupert Murdoch

Next threat to Amazon’s RM34 books? Rupert Murdoch: "

NEW YORK, Feb 4 — Enjoy US$9.99 (RM34) electronic books while you can — for they soon may be a thing of the past.


News Corp Chief Rupert Murdoch, who oversees a media empire than includes HarperCollins books, home to authors like Michael Crichton and Janet Evanovich, made clear on Tuesday his displeasure with the low price Amazon.com Inc has set for electronic books. In order to raise prices, Murdoch wants to renegotiate the current deal with Amazon, and said the world’s largest retailer appears “ready to sit down with us again” to talk about new terms.

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