Thread: Amazon pulls MacMillan?
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Old 01-31-2010, 10:05 AM   #158
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Originally Posted by charleski View Post
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Personally, I'm wary of agency pricing for books. It was tried in the UK for a long time and it didn't work. But Amazon's flat-pricing model is even worse and Amazon's levels were unsustainable. The tiered, dynamic pricing that Sargent refers to in his letter (prices ranging from 14.99 for new releases to 5.99 for backlist) makes much more sense and will be better for the industry as a whole.

There are a lot of people on MR who don't see further than the price at the checkout and seem to think Amazon is some sort of consumer's champion. But I'm with Macmillan on this. The industry needs greater flexibility to remain healthy and a healthy industry is good for anyone who loves books.
I agree. It seem to me that Amazon is trying to force the publishers to sell the books to them for less by selling the books with a loss.
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