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Originally Posted by jbcohen
Doesn't the agency model also limit the competition for the electronic book market and raise consumer costs for electronic books?
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BINGO! That is exactly what I'm thinking. In fact, if you look around on the websites of Amazon, Borders, and B&N you will see this phenomenon in practice: backlist titles selling for more than their trade paperback price and frequently twice the price of the title's mass-market paperback offering.