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Old 07-23-2018, 03:46 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
Sorry, but I'm going to say you're very much wrong here. Fictionwise was doing rather well. Their business model was based on being able to give discounts and they had a club you bought into to get even more discounts. When Agency came into being, Fictionwise's business model was unable to be kept going. It required being able to give discounts. When that was taken away, they lost out big time. BooksOnBoard also relied on discounts. And again, that was taken away.

Both where doing well before agency. After, not so well. So yes, Apple and the price fix five did put both companies out of business.
You can say it, but that doesn't make it so. The dates just don't support your narrative.
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