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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
No. But I do doubt that that is what caused their closure, given the information and articles that were written at the time.
Fictionwise still operated as they had regardless of B&N's ownership. You can argue about it all you want. But it's not too difficult to find articles and even threads right here from the time saying that the switch to agency pricing is what doomed them.
"Specifically, Fictionwise says:
Until June 2010 Fictionwise had a Micropay System that allowed deposits by members and supported micropay rebate promotions on some ebooks. Rebates and deposits for this system have been discontinued due to eBook industry changes and other factors."
Diesel eBooks Files Federal Antitrust Lawsuit against Apple and Publishers Over E-book Pricing - I guess Diesel threw money around on a lawsuit because they couldn't face the embarrassment of complaining about Amazon. |
Diesel and BooksOnBoard filed because the publishers and Apple have deep pockets. The suit didn't go well for Diesel or booksOnBoard. The courts found that the publishers caused no injury to either company. If they couldn't get Cote to agree with them, they must have had a real weak case.