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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Just because Agency goes away for those pubs doesn't necessarily mean we'll see $9.99 bestsellers. We don't know what list and wholesale prices will be or anything like that.
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I think we will see higher list prices and the first trendsetter in that regard is the new J.K. Rowling book,
The Casual Vacancy from Little, Brown, which lists at $35.00. Even under the old wholesale model, and even with a 60% discount, you are still talking $14. Amazon is selling the Kindle version for $17.99, a 49% discount from the list price. I think the likelihood of seeing $9.99 bestsellers is low. In the end, the DOJ and Judge Cote will be able to take credit for increasing prices, not lowering prices.