The following video is from this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Bryan Hinmon and Jeff Fischer, discuss the latest business news. Amazon.com has bought publisher Avalon Books for an undisclosed sum. Is this a sign of more content acquisition deals to come? In this segment, the guys analyse Amazon's latest deal and discuss how technology continues to change the publishing world.
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A version of this article, written by Chris Hill, originally appeared on fool.com