1. Over the weekend, Amazon settled its pricing dispute with Macmillan. Term were, as usual, not disclosed, but they’re expected to include higher prices for e-books.

2. Just as one pricing spat ended for Amazon, another one began. Also over the weekend, Hachette Book Group sent a letter to book agents stating that it would pursue with all retailers an e-book pricing formula like the one Apple Inc. has proposed using with its new iPad tablet device. Did we say “interesting”?

3. On a lighter note, we end this Monday’s Epilogue with an excerpt from Rick Riordan’s upcoming “The Kane Chronicles”. This excerpt was published as an exclusive by the Wall Street Journal’s “Speakeasy”:

We only have a few hours, so listen carefully.

If you’re hearing this story, you’re already in danger. Sadie and I might be your only chance.

Go to the school. Find the locker. I won’t tell you which school or which locker, because if you’re the right person, you’ll find it. The combination is 13/32/33. By the time you finish listening, you’ll know what those numbers mean. Just remember the story we’re about to tell you isn’t complete yet. How it ends will depend on you.

The most important thing: when you open the package and find what’s inside, don’t keep it longer than a week. Sure, it’ll be tempting. I mean, it will grant you almost unlimited power. But if you possess it too long, it will consume you. Learn its secrets quickly and pass it on. Hide it for the next person, the way Sadie and I did for you. Then be prepared for your life to get very interesting.

Okay, Sadie is telling me to stop stalling and get on with the story. Fine. I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the British Museum.

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Lightning Thief”, based on the first book of Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” book series, opens in theaters this Friday.

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