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Originally Posted by stonetools
As a consumer, I don't like agency pricing, but let's face it- everybody except Amazon welcomed agency pricing.
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You state that as fact but I think it is more of an assumption. Amazon certainly gave the impression that it was opposed to the agency system, but it really did little to fight its implementation. Amazon was certainly in a position to exert significantly more pressure on the publishers in opposition to agency pricing, but it didn't.
Let us not forget that agency pricing has been good for Amazon financially and I suspect that Amazon's protestations were pro forma and designed to lull consumers rather than a stout-hearted attempt to influence the issue.