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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
Well then. If it's all about supply and demand, just think of the ratings backlash as "demand" fighting back  .... |
That is one way to interpret it. A better explanation though is that some consumers don't want to pay more because demand is high. And, they believe this is the most effective protest.
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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
In any case, the supply & demand argument rather defeats your own point - it is the ONE argument that the Agency model goes against. Amazon (as a retailer) has far more knowledge of the market....
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I agree that Amazon has access to a great deal of sales data that they will never surrender to the publishers.
However, publishers have received inventory and sales data for years -- often purchasing that data from retailers and distributors. They have their own sales data, which undoubtedly demonstrates that sales are high at certain times (e.g. when the book first comes out, when Oprah features it, etc).
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Originally Posted by thrawn_aj
Price-fixing is merely a conglomerate (whether it's OPEC or the Agency 5) going against the whole supply & demand mechanism....
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So is Apple setting the price of a single song download at $1. Same with Saturn telling its dealers that "this is the price you will charge, period, and no haggling." Tell me, did you vehemently protest those arrangements?
