Thread: Apple + Agency Pubs Colluded on Price?
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Old 08-13-2011, 07:42 PM   #57
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As a consumer, I don't like agency pricing, but let's face it- everybody except
Amazon welcomed agency pricing. The publishers, indie bookstores, Google, as well as Apple. Those who claimed that agency pricing somehow disfavored Kobo or the smaller players just don't understand the situation. There is universal consensus in the publishing industry that Amazon was discounting below cost on ebooks in order to gain market share and drive competitors from the ebook market.
I'm sure amazon has it's defenders because, hey, low prices, at least until Amazon drives everyone out, but let's not rewrite history and claim Amazon was baby Jesus innocent here.
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