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Dopedangel · 02-22-2011, 09:08 PM

Apple wants them to leave as it can't compete in the ebook market with them as most heavy readers that buy book are already locked in one system either with Amazon or with Adobe.
If it really thought its service deserved 30% percent it would let allow Amazon and Co to sell cheaper outside Apple. Currently they are saying you have to sell the same price as you sell outside Apple but give us 30% out of it. That means everyone will have to increase prices and Apple will be able to under cut them through Ibooks.

People are not getting the true implications of this if Amazon is selling a book for $7 it will have to sell it for $10 inside and outside apple so people that are not even using Apple get ******

02-22-2011, 09:08 PM	#12
Dopedangel Wizard Posts: 1,795 Karma: 30548723 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Device: Boyue	Apple wants them to leave as it can't compete in the ebook market with them as most heavy readers that buy book are already locked in one system either with Amazon or with Adobe. If it really thought its service deserved 30% percent it would let allow Amazon and Co to sell cheaper outside Apple. Currently they are saying you have to sell the same price as you sell outside Apple but give us 30% out of it. That means everyone will have to increase prices and Apple will be able to under cut them through Ibooks. People are not getting the true implications of this if Amazon is selling a book for $7 it will have to sell it for $10 inside and outside apple so people that are not even using Apple get ****** Last edited by Dopedangel; 02-22-2011 at 09:11 PM.