Thread: Kindlers Boycott $10+ ebooks
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Old 04-05-2009, 11:23 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by cmwilson View Post
Something to keep in mind is that Amazon takes 65% of the retail price of each Kindle book. If a book is $9.99, Amazon gets $6.50 (less any discount they offer) and the publisher gets $3.50.
Almost correct: The publisher's portion is calculated on the publisher's list price, not on the price at which Amazon sells the ebook. Amazon sells it's $9.99 best sellers from publihsers like Simon & Schuster and Random House at a loss.
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