Thread: NYT to Rank Ebook Bestsellers
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Old 11-14-2010, 09:50 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Fbone View Post
Assuming Amazon's sales are included why wouldn't the indie publishers post their inventory on Amazon also? Being the publisher of a NYT bestseller is big.

I do believe there may not be much difference from Kindle's list from the NYT's.
In at least one case (Baen), they don't because Amazon doesn't allow publishers to put their inventory up DRM-free. Note: Amazon allows this for individual authors — it's their setup for publishers that requires DRM.

There's also the secondary issue of requiring that the books not be sold for less anywhere else. Not clear how that would impact Webscriptions pricing. The PTB at Baen have apparently been "in discussion" with Amazon over these issues for quite a while; resolution expected "Real Soon Now." Of course, RSN is one of those indeterminate time frame that can be short, or long, or infinite, or...

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