Thread: Has Amazon cracked the subscription puzzle?
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Old 12-15-2011, 09:34 AM   #22
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Originally Posted by elemenoP View Post
That does sound directly against the Agency model, which says no discounting of books. Amazon is setting a different price on the books (free) and paying the wholesale rate, which the publishers have successfully prevented in many other instances. If there are any Big Six books on the list, I predict they won't be there for long.

So the question is: Can a subscription model work and have value to consumers, with none of the major publishers involved?

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Right now, I would have to say no.
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