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neilmarr · 12-02-2010, 05:10 AM

Hya Starko: My own indie house currently has nearly 100 titles up at the Kindle Store. Our across-the-baed Recommended Retail Price of $5.95 holds in the US, but there's a markup elsewhere -- I think $2.00 in the UK and $4.00 in other countries (including your own).

We have not yet reveived what we consider an acceptable explanation.

Just for interest, while publishers (those, like us, not using the agency pricing model) pay Amazon only a reasonable 30% commission on RRP in the USA and UK, they claim an incredible 65% on ebook sales to other countries. And that's on RRP, remember. Where Amazon's extra $2 and $4 loading goes has not been adequately explained. It is certainly not all down to local taxation or download costs.

Neil

12-02-2010, 05:10 AM	#6
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Hya Starko: My own indie house currently has nearly 100 titles up at the Kindle Store. Our across-the-baed Recommended Retail Price of $5.95 holds in the US, but there's a markup elsewhere -- I think $2.00 in the UK and $4.00 in other countries (including your own). We have not yet reveived what we consider an acceptable explanation. Just for interest, while publishers (those, like us, not using the agency pricing model) pay Amazon only a reasonable 30% commission on RRP in the USA and UK, they claim an incredible 65% on ebook sales to other countries. And that's on RRP, remember. Where Amazon's extra $2 and $4 loading goes has not been adequately explained. It is certainly not all down to local taxation or download costs. Neil