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Originally Posted by ficbot
Hasn't iTunes proven that people will pay for things they can easily get for free? Seriously, if the book industry got together on something like iTunes, and there was a) a common format readable on all readers and b) a restructure of the chain on their end to reduce expenses and permit a lower price point c) a simplifying on contracts to give authors a fair share and still permit them a profit and d) bundled in a storefront that was as simple and pleasant to use as iTunes for the end user than why wouldn't people buy there, just as they buy music on iTunes?
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Isn't that Amazon's endgame here?
a) the original iTunes DRM was only usable on iPods...similiar to what Amazon is trying to do with Kindle.
b) forced restructuring of the chain, thru a price war
c) Covey?
d) The device is the storefront.