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Originally Posted by fjtorres
As long as the price fixing scheme is in place I'm not buying *any* books, print or e-, except from Baen. It helps I have a bookcase full of unread treeware and two years worth of webscriptions queued up but I'm not giving those idiots one red cent as long as I can help it.
No discount?
No sale.
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Ok. So say that today an ebook at the cheapest sight (Amazon) goes for $6. The wholesale cost, which amazon pays
at the same time the sell to you is $5.50. Now, Agency model goes in place. Book is priced at $6. Amazon pays $4.80. Amazon makes more money, you pay same price. Who loses?
I think the decision now and and the future when buying a book should be:
1) Am I willing to pay a premium for a new release?
2) What price point am I willing to pay, as the book will likely cost that much eventually (if you want it free, just wait a couple hundred years).
To say, I won't buy a book from publisher X because they have entered into a contractual arrangement that I don't understand with the book seller, is ridiculous. Buy based on your demand. The prices will reflect this. This is how this system makes the publishers more money.
I still think that most books will cost the same or less as a result of this change. If we see a huge increase in price, then we can vote with our wallets for lower prices.
-Edward