Thread: It is the Worst of Times for Reading EBooks
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Old 06-10-2019, 09:57 PM   #72
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Originally Posted by leebase View Post
Apple lost, Apple had to pay a large fine. But Agency pricing didn't die. There is no price competition among vendors selling the popular ebooks. No club deals (that I know of). No "frequent shopper rewards".
Kobo has a rewards scheme, and a VIP (club) scheme.

Edit: Also, agency pricing doesn't necessarily apply outside US/Canada. In New Zealand for example Apple often has the most competitive price on Penguin/Random house ebooks, and Kobo has a price-match-plus-10% scheme that can be used to get the ebook 10% below the Apple price.
Last edited by GeoffR; 06-10-2019 at 10:30 PM. Reason: competition and agency pricing
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