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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
They should; and if Amazon refuses to sell books at that price (they have that right), then why don't the publishers pull their catalogs and go elsewhere to peddle their wares? Why this 3-ring circus when it's the publishers who have the ultimate say on pricing?
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It's basically like this: Amazon can make more money across the board selling books at $9.99 even if it means that individual publishers might take a loss, but those publishers would probably take a bigger loss pulling their catalogs from Amazon.
In other words, Amazon is essentially telling publishers, "You either take a small loss or a big loss. Your choice. Either way, we win." It's a pretty scummy way of doing business.