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Originally Posted by Argel
I'm genuinely interested in the implication of your post that Amazon do not have separate agreements with publishers for Kindle. Does this mean that when best-sellers appear for $15-$20 in Mobi and $10 for Kindle, this is just Amazon taking the hit, not a separate contract?
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Not all Kindle ebooks are sold under MobiPocket contracts. However, under
MobiPocket's standard agreement with publishers, Amazon can also sell the ebook for the Kindle on the same terms (35% of the "Digital List Price" going to the publisher). Amazon is taking a hit but it has no wholesaler in the loop (it is the wholesaler), also $9.99/0.35 = $28.54 and the average list price of a new ebook is probably less than $28.54.