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Old 07-27-2018, 05:21 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by GeoffR View Post
There is nothing to stop retailers competing on the price of these books by offering rebates, reward points, etc.

Kobo currently has its super points reward scheme, which gives a small proportion of the price paid back in the form of points that can be accumulated and redeemed on a future purchase. There is nothing to stop other retailers offering a more generous rebate scheme if they wanted to compete.

If you want to see real anti-competitive practices in action, look at Amazon's Kindle Unlimited scheme, where self-publishers have to agree not to make their books available at competing retailers if they want to participate.
I'm curious as to which books by the big publishers I can buy with points? When I do a quick search, I can't find any books that aren't by small independents...kind of like it is in Kindle Unlimited, but with a smaller selection.

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