Thread: Do e-reader stores still use non-agency books as loss leaders?
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Old 02-13-2012, 08:27 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger View Post
... The ebook-store is always making money unless they sell it for free. The loss gets pushed over to the publisher / author.

Someone with better insights please correct me if I am way off.
Since no one else has commented...

I don't think this is the case. I believe the publishers (for non-agency books) sells the ebook at some price to Amazon, and then Amazon can sell it for whatever they want. If Amazon sells it for less then they paid, Amazon takes the loss. It worked this way pre-agency pricing also.

I may be wrong.
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