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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
That's assuming that they plan on their store being anything more than any publishers store has ever been. That being an extra outlet to get books from and not an operation to actually compete in any real sense with the retailers who are the publishers life blood. Most publishers (big ones anyway [except Harlequin]) don't run their stores (pbook or ebook) in order to get large volumes of sales and therefore have little expectation for them as far as sales numbers go. Can't see them pulling their stuff from other stores and selling only direct either.
Tor may do something like Harlequin does and offer titles directly a month ahead of their official publication date before releasing them to other retailers. During that early release period they could sell for whatever price they want, before raising the price when the books hit regular markets.
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Tor has put a shitload of effort into building an online community at Tor.com already. I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't do as well as Harlequin.com if it offers similar services (subscriptions, pre-release sales, etc.). Tor is a part-owner of Baen and has been paying attention to the activities and results there, as well.