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Originally Posted by leebase
Who would have thought they'd disrupt the normal order of business to institute agency pricing in the first place?
So perhaps they just open up their alternate site with the lower "pay no middleman here" prices.
Lee
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Lee Lee Lee!!!!
Did you honestly just suggest that the Big 6 Publisher "devalue the book" with low prices?
I dunno. I think that if you were to look at the list of 10 Commandments for Business they probably start with....
1. Don't Engage in a Price War with WalMart
2. Just like 1 but insert "Amazon" where it says WalMart
Bestsellers are largely made because they ..... well sell lots of books. Which pretty much means you need lots of customers. If the publishers start removing their items from the large well known retailers, those spots are not going to remain empty on the Amazon website. Amazon will start promoting other books. Books that they
can sell.
And believe me, there are no shortage of authors out there that would line up in droves for the opportunity to be an "Amazon Author" and they might not write exactly like Nora Roberts but I guarantee you Jeff Bezos can find somebody out there who will come pretty darn close. We probably could find more than a few volunteers right here at mobileread who'd be willing to let Bezos splash their book all over the front page of Amazon at $4.99 per new release.