Thread: Amazon says 'will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan's terms'
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Old 01-31-2010, 07:00 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman View Post
My guess is that, if they're pushed to an agency model (assuming they aren't already operating that way), they will accelerate incorporating buyers club discounts on e-books.
So far as I know, only MobiPocket.com currently acts as an agent for the publishers. Which is why they always have the highest prices with no discounts.

I hope you are right about buyers clubs being a loophole for discounts. However, at best the retailers will only have a 30% markup to play with.
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