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Originally Posted by Robotech_Master
Speaking as a consumer of e-books, I'd hardly say causing the price of those e-books to jump by 50% and eliminating retailers' ability to hold sales is "questionable." I used to buy a lot of books through Fictionwise's "Buywise" discount program. Then agency pricing killed it. Then B&N killed Fictionwise.
The publishers settled and got off with slaps on the wrist. Fine. Apple wants to slug it out in court? Let 'em take their lumps. "Questionable charges" or not, legal experts tend to agree Apple's chances on appeal are shaky. |
And you are now able to buy those ebooks at the previous price now that the evil Apple and agency pricing has been slapped down? Amazon was pricing specific books at less that cost to get people to buy kindles and to attract people to their ebook store. Those prices were going up regardless, Apple is simply a convenient villain. Amazon controls roughly 70% of the ebook market in the US.