http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...e-book-prices/
Quote:
HarperCollins has struck new agreements with Amazon and other retailers that allow its e-books to be sold at a discount, the publisher said on Monday.
The agreements appear to make HarperCollins the first of the three publishers to renegotiate its contracts with retailers, as required by the terms of a settlement the publishers reached with the Department of Justice in April. That settlement was approved last week by a federal judge in Manhattan.
Sarah Gelman, a spokeswoman for Amazon, said in an e-mail, “We are happy to again be lowering prices on a broad assortment of HarperCollins titles.” She declined to comment on any other publisher negotiations.
The agreements call for HarperCollins to set the list price of the book but to allow the retailer to discount the titles. The new prices could give HarperCollins a competitive advantage — at least temporarily — if its books are priced lower than those of other major publishers.
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The elephant in the room is Random House. They are on agency and not part of the DOJ lawsuit. Will they stay with agency pricing (and lower profits due to agency pricing) or will they switch back to wholesale?