After Amazon vs Hachette, next rift may be authors vs publishers

San Francisco

NOW that the dispute between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group has ended, the next disagreement may pit authors against publishers over how to share e-book revenue.

Writers who stood by Hachette through the Amazon negotiations over print and digital book sales want to be rewarded for sticking by the publisher. Now, they're asking Hachette to share more of the money it receives on e-book sales with them.