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DiapDealer · 03-31-2012, 08:46 AM

I don't like the Agency pricing model, so I'd be happy to see it go for that reason alone. But like someone already mentioned, I don't think getting rid of it is going to change much at this point... between Big Publishing and Big Retail, that is (with the exception that if retailers start undercutting the price of the hardback release with their ebook pricing, we'll be right back where we started and BPHs will probably delay all ebook releases to retaliate).

Where I think the elimination of the Agency Model might make a slight difference is with small retailers. Being allowed to devise their own special discounting programs, promos and customer-loyalty credit-accrual programs, MAY... just may, allow them to eke out an existence.

We'll see. Interesting times and happenings for sure.

03-31-2012, 08:46 AM	#8
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,839 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I don't like the Agency pricing model, so I'd be happy to see it go for that reason alone. But like someone already mentioned, I don't think getting rid of it is going to change much at this point... between Big Publishing and Big Retail, that is (with the exception that if retailers start undercutting the price of the hardback release with their ebook pricing, we'll be right back where we started and BPHs will probably delay all ebook releases to retaliate). Where I think the elimination of the Agency Model might make a slight difference is with small retailers. Being allowed to devise their own special discounting programs, promos and customer-loyalty credit-accrual programs, MAY... just may, allow them to eke out an existence. We'll see. Interesting times and happenings for sure. Last edited by DiapDealer; 03-31-2012 at 08:48 AM.