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Originally Posted by tompe
That was explained in the original statement I think. Because when amazon totally dominates the market they will force the publishers to lower the price. And they did not believe that would lead to a sustainable market.
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I read that then too, did you really believe it? trully?
The chances of Amazon dominating the market are not so great anyway, not with so many little independant publishers.
Months to come are going to be quite interesting.
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Originally Posted by Scott Nicholson
I am not sure we should all assume Amazon is losing money on ebooks--the hardcover bestsellers is where this battle is currently focused, hyped, and fought but there's tremendous activity in the backlist and indie author areas. If you don't believe me, go browse the bestseller lists in your favorite category (top 100). Many of those are $1.99 or lower. I think this battle was already over it before it began.
The only thing remaining is for authors to realize they are the content deliverers, and the publishers used to be...
Scott Nicholson
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I agree with you on that and I so hope you're right