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Cinisajoy · 01-21-2016, 09:41 PM

Steve,
I only have one small argument with your Amazon manipulates prices. As it stands right now, an author can sell their ebook for anywhere from 99 cents to $200. Google and Kobo both allow free on their ebooks.
See this example: http://www.amazon.com/Amazons-most-e...expensive+book
As to other products, I again believe the sellers set the price.
Now if we want to talk about manipulating prices I do believe that would be Walmart who at times does tell a manufacturer what they will pay for a product.

01-21-2016, 09:41 PM	#23
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Steve, I only have one small argument with your Amazon manipulates prices. As it stands right now, an author can sell their ebook for anywhere from 99 cents to $200. Google and Kobo both allow free on their ebooks. See this example: http://www.amazon.com/Amazons-most-e...expensive+book As to other products, I again believe the sellers set the price. Now if we want to talk about manipulating prices I do believe that would be Walmart who at times does tell a manufacturer what they will pay for a product.