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Originally Posted by eschwartz
You raise an excellent point --as long as you are talking about yourself, who replied to a post with facts
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. 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.  |
Well that was fairly absurd. You do understand that Amazon paid the publisher for each ebook they sold don't you? There is indeed cost involved. When Amazon sells an ebook for less than they pay the publisher, then they sell it at a loss. As for the rest, all I can say is whatever dude, if you don't want to admit you didn't bother reading what I wrote before spouting off, fine.