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Anyse · 02-01-2010, 10:15 PM

Amazon is now being forced to sell the bestsellers for more than the most attractive $9.95. I heard on CBS that the new prices will be from $13.99-$15.99 per book on the bestseller list. What gets me is the hew and cry of the publishing industry that, all of a sudden, they are not getting enough money for Kindle book sales. Well, given that in December (2009), Amazon sold more electronic books than they sold physical books, it seems to me that the publishing industry is getting greedy and are licking their lips in the quest for greater profits! Their overhead on and Kindlebook is practically nil! They don't have to pay to publish the book in paaper form, Amazon does a heck of a lot of the sales pitch on the Amazon sales site, and the publihers only need to send ONE digital copy to Amazon for distribution! So, what gives?

I am suggesting that maybe it is time for BOTH Amazon and all Kindle users to totally boycott the purchase of any more bestseller books from here on until the publishing industry relinquishes in their unreasonable demand to make more money because, of a sudden, they aren't making “enough” money per book. They took a chance on this new industry and, now that it is proven, want to change the rules of the game wih Kindle users paying the price!

So, I elicit your responses in the hope that, together, in the long run, we can force the publishing industry to retain bestseller book prices at the “agreed”upon price of $9.99!

Thank you.

02-01-2010, 10:15 PM	#1
Anyse Devoted Kindle reader Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sacramento, CA Device: Kindle 2	Kindle readers Unite! Amazon is now being forced to sell the bestsellers for more than the most attractive $9.95. I heard on CBS that the new prices will be from $13.99-$15.99 per book on the bestseller list. What gets me is the hew and cry of the publishing industry that, all of a sudden, they are not getting enough money for Kindle book sales. Well, given that in December (2009), Amazon sold more electronic books than they sold physical books, it seems to me that the publishing industry is getting greedy and are licking their lips in the quest for greater profits! Their overhead on and Kindlebook is practically nil! They don't have to pay to publish the book in paaper form, Amazon does a heck of a lot of the sales pitch on the Amazon sales site, and the publihers only need to send ONE digital copy to Amazon for distribution! So, what gives? I am suggesting that maybe it is time for BOTH Amazon and all Kindle users to totally boycott the purchase of any more bestseller books from here on until the publishing industry relinquishes in their unreasonable demand to make more money because, of a sudden, they aren't making “enough” money per book. They took a chance on this new industry and, now that it is proven, want to change the rules of the game wih Kindle users paying the price! So, I elicit your responses in the hope that, together, in the long run, we can force the publishing industry to retain bestseller book prices at the “agreed”upon price of $9.99! Thank you.