Thread: The Battle of Kindle: A Call to Arms
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Old 02-01-2010, 04:07 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by MaggieScratch View Post
This new model is not starting until March.
It will be starting at the Apple bookstore in March, because that's when it opens. I don't believe we have any firm date on when it will come into effect at Amazon. In the meantime, however, if you go to Fictionwise or Mobipocket, which have been operating on publisher-set prices for quite some time, you can see the model in action. Or the inaction of the model, as the case may be.

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I am hoping for a definitive statement, but I do not think it unreasonable to infer from Sargent's statement that the prices will drop over time. That's pretty much what it says.
In the cases of some Macmillan books "over time" is now up to ten years, with no sign of a price drop yet. Keep in mind that Mr. Sargent believes that there is no future for electronic publishing and that paper publishing is a dying business. Approached from that perspective 'set prices as high as possible, grab the money, and get out' may seem like a reasonable business plan.
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