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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
The print on demand option is the most troublesome issue for me because I, as a consumer, would believe I had been sent the wrong thing were I to get a cheaply bound paperback when I ordered a deckle-edged hardcover. I think that presents a real issue of material change in what is provided. Publishers would be right to challenge as it could materially harm a publisher's business if that copy of the book would be held out as the publisher's own. (Might be nice for brick and mortars though who DO have the nice copy in stock).
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Of course Amazon couldn't just substitute the POD version for the paperback or hardback at the same price. They would need to just offer the option probably with a different price for the customer to decide if he wanted in preference to waiting for either of the other editions. I have no doubt that each product, HB, MM PB, kindle and POD would each have a separate product ID number and that Amazon wouldn't substitute one for the other. Amazon is not in the habit of pissing off customers that way.