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Old 02-13-2012, 02:55 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak View Post
In general for non-agency books the retailer pays a percentage of the books list price (say 50%, but it varies) if the retailer discounts below that percentage then they're making nothing and/or taking a loss depending on where they've priced things.
So as long as the price I pay doesn't go significantly below 50% of the list price, odds are that the e-retailer isn't losing money (at least not directly, obviously there are credit card fees, etc.), it would seem.
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