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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Couldn't have said it better myself. |
Hum, so Amazon fights a major legal battle against the publishers, and even tried to strong arm one publisher by removing the buy button from their books with the resulting awful publicity. But when Amazon finally caved and gave the publishers what they had wanted all along, the ability to set the prices, you spin it as Amazon beating the publishers. What an interesting and ahistorical view.
I really don't see how one can view agency pricing by the publishers as anything other than a defeat for Amazon and a win for the publishers. The publishers have exactly what they wanted, the ability to control the price. First run, NY Times best sellers is where publishers make their money. As long as they can charge premium prices for such books, they are making money. Selling backlist books for $3 is gravy for them and was never what the battle was about.