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Old 04-21-2011, 01:59 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
Doesn't the agency model also limit the competition for the electronic book market and raise consumer costs for electronic books?
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.
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