From eBookNewser: "Random House is not happy about the Wylie Agency's exclusive eBook deal with Amazon that was announced this morning. The publisher released the following statement from spokesman Stuart Applebaum: 'We are disappointed by Mr. Wylie's actions, which we dispute. Last night, we sent a letter to Amazon disputing their rights to legally sell these titles, which are subject to active Random House publishing agreements. Upon assessing our business options, we will be taking appropriate action.'"
RH did not have a leg to stand on when it came to e-rights for the Styron backlist, hence that list's movement to Open Road. Neither will they have a leg to stand on when it comes to these other contracts, all of them negotiated long before e-publishing was ever envisioned, or the term eBook coined.
