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Originally Posted by DrNefario
Anything that prevents discounting will kill the industry (that part of it which prices high and prevents discounting, at least).
If any kind of agency model is to work, they need to allow vendors room to do special offers.
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Not necessarily.
Agency already killed/crippled quite a few vendors.
The publishers didn't care. The *intent* of Agency is to limit competition at the retail level so for it to "work" it *can't* allow special offers.
Remember, Agency pricing isn't about helping consumers but about maximizing long term income. Getting people out of the habit of looking/waiting for discounts.
That said, Agency is not inherently incompatible with low prices.
Amazon KDP ebooks are all agency priced, reasonably priced, and since they are Amazon exclusive there is no need or room for price competition. Of course, Amazon Agency pricing runs $2.99 to 6.99 for the most part, not $12.99-14.99.
Again; the feds beef isn't with Agency Itself, but with the conspiracy to raise prices. If they had conspired to *lower* them they would've been the toast of the town.
