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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
I just got a very stupid question here: Why does Amazon have the urge, need, reason for charging 65% markup in some parts of the world and even more in others ( I seen 70% mentioned)?
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Data charges.
For small publishers (using Kindle Direct Publishing), there is a choice of markup for books prices between $2.99 and $9.99:
(i) Publisher gets 35% of price set by publisher. Amazon gets the remainder, less data charges, and any discount Amazon chooses to offer on the book.
(ii) Publisher gets 70% of (price the book sold for - data charges). Amazon can reduce the price of the book to match any new retail price of the ebook or paper equivalent.
In parts of the world where Amazon are delivering ebooks over 3G using roaming data agreements instead of an agreement with a local carrier, only the first option is allowed.
If the book price is less than $2.99 or more than $9.99, only the first option is allowed.