Apple Inc. (AAPL:US) is taking advantage of the dispute between Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN:US) and Hachette Book Group by promoting and discounting pre-orders for the publisher's digital books.
There are 25 books featured for $9.99 in the Popular Pre-Orders category on Apple's iBooks store, all of which are published by Hachette. Authors on the list include Harry Potter's J.K. Rowling and mystery author James Patterson. Barnes & Noble Inc. (BKS:US), another e-book competitor, is taking pre-orders for Rowling's new work, "The Silkworm," for $14.99 for its Nook tablet.