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Originally Posted by geertm
If publishers control prices in both the US and UK they control the 2 major (english language) e-book markets, and they can raise prices as high as they like, without any real competition.
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Paper book in France have been using fixed prising for as long as I remember... Can't say i'm annoyed at publishers fixing the prices, i'm used to it. Not such a big deal !
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I'll rather have no books at all, than expensive books.
If there is no competition this is always bad for the consumer.
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Right now, only amazon and apple have the agency book. What kind of competition is that ?
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I'll rather have no books at all, than expensive books.
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If the book is too expensive, you have the choice to say "won't buy". If the book just isn't available, you don't have choice anymore. It's just "don't read it".