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Originally Posted by anamardoll
The idea that if lock-in ended tomorrow and B&N books could be read on Amazon devices and vice versa somehow affecting the indie situation at all is very strange to me, to say the least.  |
Well, as we've both demonstrated, we disagree on the affect lock-in has in terms of the price fixing.
As I stated above, "Because of lock-in, none of these stores [Amazon/B&N] has a reason to go against price fixing....
Since they have no competition, they don't have to fight against the price fixing."
If lock in ended, B&N and Amazon would compete for book sales again. The one sticking point for ebook sales competition is price fixing. Suddenly, there's motivation to get rid of that sticking point:
more potential sales in an sub-market they couldn't sell to before!
That is why I think ending lock-in would lead to the end of price fixing... which would ultimately benefit small stores as well.
-Pie