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Which doesn't automatically make it right, but at least shows that there is a valid argument that can be made along the lines of what Turow is saying -- the market isn't everything and even in the 19th century people realised that books are something that benefits from special proctection. Whether or not such laws make sense in today's world of big publishers and the internet is open for debate, of course. All I am trying to say is that it's not as clear-cut as it may look. And while I am not a fan of big publishing, I personally don't trust that Apple & Amazon have only the good of the consumer in mind. They both don't sell books out of love for the medium. Matt |
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So the real question is, should book buyers be squeezed to keep small bookstores alive? Last edited by HansTWN; 03-16-2012 at 09:17 AM. |
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03-16-2012, 10:21 AM | #96 | |
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As far as Apple & Amazon go (or B&N or Kobo or Sony for that matter) they have the best interests of their business in mind above anything else of course. |
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The difference is in Germany, and other countries, it is the law of the land. In the US, the practice violates the law of the land.
The question is not whether it is a valid way to price books. The question is how did they reach the decision to price books and did that process violate the law in the US? The answer is the Publishers and Apple violated the law in the US. People have been arguing that from day one and it sure looks like DOJ has the ability to make a solid legal case against Apple and the Publishers. |
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And the euro cartel busters have their own issues with the Price Fixers so it seems there isn't much parallel in *their* eyes either. Probably because when it comes to ebooks there are no small local players to be "protected" at the expense of consumers; it's all about giant multinationals ripping off consumers. Or maybe the euro cartel busters don't think 19th century rules are a good fit for the 21st century and we're looking at the first steps at dismantling an obsolete protectionist framework. It's been a while since Bismarck, after all. |
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So how does that work with ebooks? Mine sell in Germany and I think the price is a direct conversion from the dollar. I set the prices and I think that carries over--but is a tax added to it? Or do you mean that only German produced books have this Buchpreisbindung? Very curious. |
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Okay, sounds like Kobo still hasn't joined the B&N party and that the report I saw which said that it worked was in error.
I have never understood the thinking involved in deciding not toimplement the workflow to allow B&N books to be side-loaded. It will always be easier to get content from Kobo on a Kobo device, or from Sony on a Sony device. They should do everything possible to get people to get one of their devices, it will almost certainly result in some book sales as well, especially since there is so little price competition, thanks to agency pricing. But if people can't take their existing content with them, it presents a barrier to B&N customers considering a switch to Kobo or Sony, whereas there aren't any going the other direction. And these artificial incompatibilities makes Kindle DRM seem friendly by comparison, when it really isn't. Adobe Digital Editions 1.8 Preview will open B&N books, but doesn't include any device support. When Adobe adds device support, it may at last be possible to use it to side-load B&N content on more devices. |
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Eventually that nonsense has to go away, but it never stops companies from trying it. |
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It's a win-almost win proposition. |
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So my guess is, for you books it is the same, your publisher/agent sets the price the first time one of yours comes to market. And, as far as I know, the Buchpreisbindung works the same for foreign language books. Should be easy for you to check on your books and see how much they charge in Europe. |
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03-16-2012, 07:16 PM | #105 |
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No, all prices shown include tax. The US actually seems to be an exception around the world that prices shown are pre-tax.
Perhaps they have priced your books very reasonably. They can do that, of course. |
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