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Originally Posted by Manabi
Well that's the problem. The BPHs, using agency pricing, are demanding that they set the prices even if the market won't buy them. Sales go down? Blame it on piracy, never on prices being too high. So definitely don't buy it if it's too high, but don't expect the prices to be adjusted as they would in a sane market.
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exactly !
that's why I thought that "maybe" the governments should do something about it, and put back the price in the retailer's hands. (note the *maybe*. a lot would have to be discussed. And in any case it doesn't belong to us to decide such matters ...)
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Originally Posted by kennyc
Government? The government should have nothing to do with selling books.
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your argument doesn't add much. did you at least read a couple page back to understand what we're talking about ?