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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
They all have rules about what they will and won't accept. Bookbub has gotten choosier, in part, because they now take advertising from the big publishers as well. They actually are also particular about indie pricing and tend to now accept only those books in the free, 99 cents, to very few at 2.99 range, with the free and 99 cents being easier to "obtain" if you are an indie looking for a slot. Like any business, they are looking to maximize their end of the deal and in some ways they "set" the market by their own practices. (This can lead to them pushing indie prices lower--because indies will go free and publishers often will not.) Again, I'm not knocking anything here, however, it is an ad site. They do some curating and were actually a great start to that practice.
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They are to an extent like Amazon: their primary focus is on the readers even though their money comes from the publishers. They need to maintain credibility with their subscribers so they need their deals to be worthy in both price and content. Their livelihood is at stake.