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Originally Posted by joehunt
Yes, of course. Just like the current pricing model led to lower prices and less choice during the past two years.
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I loved that graph they included in their comments to the DoJ, which they claimed showed a downward trend for ebook prices, as a success for the Agency model.
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DoJ responded (see p30) with the same graph but with a label pointing out that the graph included nearly a year's prior data and that the downward trend ended neatly at the point where the Agency agreements were put in place, and after that the graph stabilises. In the DoJ's words:
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However, as the CFA observed, even with these uncertainties, B&N’s own data suggests that the collusive agreement played a role in stabilizing retail e-book prices. As the CFA points out, just as the collusive agency agreements were taking effect in the spring of 2010, a trend of falling e-book pricing was arrested.
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Graham