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Originally Posted by HarryT
I see absolutely nothing in that story that contradicts the claim that HarperCollins have returned to using agency pricing. Would you be kind enough to quote the part of the article which you think does?
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The "Full" Agency pricing thing in the thread-title is just a tad misleading (but still not a big deal). It makes it sound as if HC went a different route than the other BPs. When in fact, the contracts all sound very similar. They have total control of the pricing, while Amazon retains ways to encourage them to keep those prices lower. Which to me, sounds more like Agency "
but..." rather than "Full" Agency.
"Full" Agency suggests a system where the retailer has absolutely no way to influence pricing. Amazon clearly retained
some sort of leverage in that department.