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I have been away from this thread for a while and there are too many posts to keep up, so if this has already been discussed, please disregard.
This post is limited to Amazon and their eco-system. The reason being that they have better control over distribution than any other eRetailer. This also precludes Calibre or any Cloud storage outside Amazon.
We know that BPH wants to sell eBooks for somewhere between $12.50 and $15.00, at least that is the price range I find for most novels I have purchased. Back list items being in the $8 to $10 range.
Let's assume that Amazon and BPH, due to the DOJ decision needs to come to a new understanding. An agreement that would be along this line.
BPH gets to set their price for 360 days. During that time they will have to accept that consumers may resell their purchases on Amazon for 70% of the price set by BPH. Amazon assures that said eBook will no longer be available on any of the devices registered at that consumer's account. The consumer gets 60% of the resale, Amazon takes 20% and the residual is a split between the BPH and the author (contract agreement).
This should lead to more purchases of BPH books, avid readers get a chance to redeem some of their purchase costs, and athors get something for resale of "used" eBooks.
A win-win-win? If not, why?
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