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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
True I guess we don't, although when the K1 came out some publishers did emphatically state that they weren't giving Amazon any special deals.
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OK, but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense on Amazon's part. Most likely they are selling the Kindle near cost. If the books are loss leaders too then they have to hope people keep browsing the site and buying other items -- EXCEPT Kindle downloads are wireless and don't go through the normal check out. In fact you don't even have to go online you can buy direct from the Kindle.
So if Amazon is losing money on the Kindle and Kindle books to corner the market that skirting the law at best. Carnegie did that with the railroads and helped to trigger the trust busting laws we still have on the books.
Of course I doubt that is what is happening. Personally I don't believe the publishers. The pricing gaps are just too wide between sellers.