@pwalker8
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My personal feeling is that we would be in a better place now if the case had been dismissed and we had several seriously competing ebook stores forcing each other to be more responsive to consumers. Apple's ebook push now might have the effect of forcing Amazon to react and improve their store. We shall see.
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Fizzy Water asked:
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Without looking at whether there was collusion or not, or whether the average major publisher's book prices are reasonable or not, I'm trying to figure out what kind of competition this would be - other than more stores - with Agency pricing...  There's no competition if everyone charges the same price.
You mention Amazon might have had to improve their store? Fictionwise had a crappy interface, but their prices made it worth the hassle.
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I would genuinely like to understand your reasoning. It just doesn't seem rational. You assume that had the case been dismissed we would now have several ebook stores. And that these ebook stores would be not just competing but furiously competing. How? Certainly not on the thing that is of major concern to the vast majority of customers, price. Certainly not on the quality of the books. There is simply no scope for meaningful competition amongst retailers let alone "furious" competition.
Please stop your evasions and answer the question asked. I'd really like to know!