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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Yes.
Re-read my post. Tor currently does not have control over the final price. Again, you can't blame GM if your local GM dealer doesn't discount as much as you like, or demands a price above MSRP.
Right now, Amazon. Tor is likely setting the cover price with the expectation that Amazon will discount, like they do everything else.
Again, once agency pricing kicks in, then Tor is setting the complete price. Then Tor is fully responsible for the prices.
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Except Amazon is not the only retailer out there - and the publishers are setting prices that make it hard for other retailers - booksonboard, fictionwise, etc to compete.
The publisher sets the base price, and while retailers CAN discount to some extent, the fact that something is 10 dollars higher than the existing paperback is, indeed, the fault of the publisher. They are completely capable of setting their base price the same as the paperback - many of the publishers do, Tor is one of the worst at not doing it.