Hachette [...] is part of a $10 billion media conglomerate. I think it is Hachette which is trying to strong arm the up and coming Amazon.com
A $10 billion media conglomerate is small potatoes next to $143 billion Amazon. Plus, Hachette is not the dominant player in its industry, while Amazon is.
So, nice try, but no.
I didn't realize Amazon.com's valuation was $143 billion. I thought the 10 billion figure was relevant since they included it...
Amazon's revenue is only 7% books, or about $5B. Then again, Hachette is just a part of a conglomerate and is not itself a $10B company and may be way smaller than that. Regardless of the nitpicking of who is the bigger fish, both companies are well-equipped with clever people, bankrolls, and influence to fight this one out.