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Macmillan ending most favored clause and allow retailer discount 10% on ebook $13.99
http://paidcontent.org/2012/12/19/ma...and-heres-why/
Macmillan CEO: No, we won’t settle with the DOJ in the ebooks case Quote:
Excerpt of his letter: http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/12/a-m...m-john-sargent Quote:
Without the profits from selling ebook, the like of B&N, Google, Kobo and Apple couldn't survive or choose to survive. Last edited by Top100EbooksRank; 12-19-2012 at 07:36 PM. |
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Macmillan CEO doesn't consider ebook as "real books"?
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12-19-2012, 07:55 PM | #3 | |
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How is it in Amazon's best interest in this climate to lose money selling e-books? The lower prices years ago were a temporary hook to introduce Kindles, but now Amazon's strategy is to sell the devices at cost and make money selling content. Amazon has adapted to the new digital world, MacMillan has not. Which seems to be reflected in their e-book sales, which Sargent described as "softer of late". He's also ignoring the advice of his lawyers, that always goes well. Since I already boycott MacMillan because they refuse to sell e-books to libraries, I won't be sad to see them go the way of the dodo bird. |
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12-19-2012, 08:21 PM | #4 |
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Never mind...
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12-19-2012, 08:37 PM | #5 |
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I hope no one here is going to take him at his word. He is clearly prevaricating:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...-12-in-length/ |
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12-24-2012, 09:56 AM | #6 |
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13.99 for an e-book is sheer robbery no matter how you look at it.. you would have thought they would have learned a lesson from the music industry... but apparently not..
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12-24-2012, 10:19 AM | #7 |
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It's reasonable for a book which is only currently available in hardback. Prices generally fall considerably once the paperback is released. It's entirely your choice: pay more to read now, or wait for the price to fall and read later. I don't have a problem with that at all - goodness knows my TBR list is long enough .
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12-24-2012, 04:29 PM | #8 | |
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All the price fixing fiasco has done for me is to seek out new authors and occasionally use the library. |
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