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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
What I am wondering is: are the declining ebook sales lost or is the market share of the big 3 with agency for ebooks simply shrinking? I don't really see how all of a sudden pbooks are more attractive unless they are made that way. I can see how Amazon is playing really smart (some might say dirty) by driving pbook prices down. Soon enough the big publishers might get the real dumb idea to implement agency pricing for pbooks.
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Have you seen data that shows Amazon started discounting hardcovers more after the latest contracts? What I've observed is that they've been consistently deep discounting bestselling hardcovers (before and after agency) and matching the pricing of the big box stores (Walmart). All that changed is the conspirators raised the price of the ebooks so they are only a penny cheaper and took away Amazon's ability to discount.