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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Yep, it was a loss, not less.
Dominate does not mean that Amazon is the only ebook seller, it means that Amazon holds the biggest market share by a large margin. The latest figures that I saw for ebooks in the US is 65%, with Apple and B&N getting most of the rest.
Ah yes, nothing like a gratuitous putdown to make one feel better about one's self. I find that insults and cheap rhetorical tricks are where one goes when the facts are against them.
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You raise an excellent point --as long as you are talking about yourself, who replied to a post with facts
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Originally Posted by ApK
No, I don't think so. Just less, not a loss.
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Originally Posted by ApK
Amazon is a major player in market but not the only one, and they will not maintain their position if people can't get the books they want there.
For reference, see this thread above
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Originally Posted by ApK
But you are doing a swell job of mimicking Hachette's spin doctors.
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by responding with:
- one comment that is simply out of touch with reality (you cannot possibly sell something that costs nothing to produce at a loss. -- EDIT: Unless you pay them to take it off your hands. -- Whether that devalues pbooks is an irrelevant separate point), and
- another one that has no relevance and isn't actually a response (whether Amazon has a dominant position or not says nothing about whether they are "locked out of the market" without Amazon; locked out implies totality, and that Amazon would remain dominant if they cannot offer the consumer what they want, like Hachette books).
And you absolutely are imitating Hachettes spin doctors, insomuch as you say the same things.
You may feel it is true nonetheless, but saying you aren't saying the same thing as them is a little ridiculous.
But I like your gratuitous putdown about "insults and cheap rhetorical tricks" when the facts are against you. You raise a very good point about that, and you're right -- you
should stop.
