Thread: Amazon vs. Hachette Update - It's About Price
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Old 08-05-2014, 05:13 AM   #251
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Originally Posted by TCSimpson View Post
Um, isn't that the gist of the press release in the OP in Amazon's statement? That they want ebooks priced at $9.99 or less except in specialized cases?

"Any author who's trying to get on one of the national bestseller lists should insist to their publisher that their e-book be priced at $9.99 or lower."
But Amazon aren't saying that they insist on it; simply that they recommend that the author should insist. If a publisher wants to sell a book on Amazon for $500 they're free to do so - but it probably won't sell many copies.
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