Thread: U.S. Justice Dept. to Sue Publishers, Apple, for Price Collusion?
View Single Post
Old 03-15-2012, 05:20 PM   #219
stonetools
Wizard
stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.stonetools ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
stonetools's Avatar
 
Posts: 2,016
Karma: 2838487
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Washington, DC
Device: Ipad, IPhone
Quote:
Originally Posted by Elfwreck View Post
Except, of course, by looking at the prices of the various books, especially bestsellers, after agency pricing went into effect.

Getting together to agree "all new releases in hardcover shall be at least $12.99, and at least $14.99 if we have reason to believe it'll be on the bestseller lists," is price fixing. They don't need to break it down by genre to be illegal.
And if you can prove they "got together" , you have a great case. If they consult their marketing people and their economists and their investors and come to that conclusion, then their price setting is legal. Would that satisfy you or many people here who think that price is too high? I suspect not but I'll follow DD's suggestion and let you answer that.
Based on the countless threads lamenting prices here, I'm pretty sure how a poll would turn out.
stonetools is offline   Reply With Quote