It's Amazon vs. Disney Now

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Mark Melin
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Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ:AMZN, emboldened by it’s nearly 50 percent control of the book retail sales and associated arm twisting of the most important publishers in democratic society, is now turning its aggressive stare to a traditional powerhouse in cultural communication: The Walt Disney Company NYSE:DIS. Amazon refusing to accept pre-orders for digital recordings The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon.com, Inc. NASDAQ:AMZN is refusing to accept pre-orders for digital recordings of popular titles such as “Maleficent” and its other highly popular titles. The article points out Amazon is using the same tact in the movie market that it has adopted…

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.