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Old 01-22-2013, 06:11 AM   #124
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Originally Posted by ereadingdotcom View Post
Never heard the term "scare quotes" before. They're not scary to me; I deal in the real world of this industry as both a consumer and a site-builder, and I understand very clearly the difference between what is marketed to consumers as a strategy and what is a power grab for market share. They can be both, but in the case of Amazon's massive gross losses, I'm seeing less strategy and more power-grab. If someone comes along and offers something better, Amazon will take a major hit.
What "gross losses" are you talking about? Are you saying that Amazon loses massive amounts of money on ebooks? Even in the days before the price fix 6 I don't believe that was the case.

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