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fjtorres · 07-02-2013, 07:51 AM

The primary way that ebooks have lowered the cost of reading is through indie and backlist titles. With 20-25% of all indie sales running in the $2.99-6.99 range it brings the oft-quoted average selling price for ebooks down. As the feds showed for the trial, once you exclude Indie titles from the tally, ebook prices *increased* as a result of the price fix conspiracy and stayed higher for the duration of the fix.

Now, the average retail prices of BPH titles *have* declined...
...in the last nine months, *after* they dropped Agency.

There will be a further decline now that the Random Penguin Solutions merger has kicked in and the Random House titles are set to leave Agency.

Agency did no favors to buyers of BPH titles but it did wonders for many indie publishers.

07-02-2013, 07:51 AM	#12
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	The primary way that ebooks have lowered the cost of reading is through indie and backlist titles. With 20-25% of all indie sales running in the $2.99-6.99 range it brings the oft-quoted average selling price for ebooks down. As the feds showed for the trial, once you exclude Indie titles from the tally, ebook prices increased as a result of the price fix conspiracy and stayed higher for the duration of the fix. Now, the average retail prices of BPH titles have declined... ...in the last nine months, after they dropped Agency. There will be a further decline now that the Random Penguin Solutions merger has kicked in and the Random House titles are set to leave Agency. Agency did no favors to buyers of BPH titles but it did wonders for many indie publishers.