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Amazon And Hachette Reach Deal Over E-Books

In this photo, E-Books are seen on an ipad at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 on October 9, 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Brazil is the guest of honor of the 2013 book fair held from October 9 to 13, 2013.  (Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images)
In this photo, E-Books are seen on an ipad at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 on October 9, 2013 in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Brazil is the guest of honor of the 2013 book fair held from October 9 to 13, 2013. (Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images)

Amazon and the publisher Hachette announced today that they have reached a deal after a bitter dispute over how e-book revenue would be divided.

Derek Thompson of The Atlantic joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to take a look at the deal and what it means for the e-book industry.

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