Thread: Agency pricing
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Old 02-05-2011, 12:22 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Andrew H. View Post
I think the fact that Amazon and B&N have 95% of the US market is really good evidence that, at least within a range, price isn't that important. Even after the agency model kicked in, US e-books sales tripled and Amazon now sells more e-books than paperbacks or hardbacks. None of which would have happened if people had been particularly price sensitive.
You might want to verify your assumptions. Amazon recently stated that one of Patterson's ebooks dropped 48% in sales after the cartel raised the price $2.00. I would say that IS being price sensitive.
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