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Old 09-02-2011, 08:07 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by taming View Post
This is not the first time Penguin and Amazon have been at odds over pricing. Search on Penguin and Amazon and see all the posts and noise about the 2010 fight between the two.

My best guess (and it is only a guess) is that Penguin would rather fight with Amazon over Canadian sales, than over sales to the US. I have noticed that Penguin sales in Canada through Kobo have gotten very expensive--$20 and $21 pricing for books that have been out for several years.
Yes, I'm aware Penguin and Amazon have fought over pricing. There were a few weeks in the spring of 2010 when there were no Penguin books sold at Amazon in the US store. If Penguin has raised ebook prices on Kobo recently, the non-availability of Penguin books on Amazon in Canada may be just another pricing squabble. The only place I've heard the protectionist claims was on Amazon's discussion boards. I've searched for any information to corroborate it and I've not discovered anything so far.
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