Thread: Is the new 'agency' system going to change your buying habits?
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Old 03-14-2010, 02:38 PM   #61
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Originally Posted by vaughnmr View Post
Kali, why are you ignoring the issues of Apple pricing benefits from their negotion? Is that ok with you, that Amazon (or anyone else, for that matter)should not be able to price ebook bestsellers at $9.99, but Apple can?
I'm not ignoring it, I'm just not seeing any evidence of Apple getting such special treatment.

The most explicit statements we've had so far on pricing is from Sargent, the CEO of Macmillan. He has said that new ebooks will typically cost $13-15; books on the NY Times bestseller list will drop to $13 or less; older ebooks will drop in price. He has also indicated that in "the long run," it does not make sense to peg ebook prices to physical book prices.

I.e. Apple does not get unlimited rights to discount ebooks, while other retailers do not. Nor have I seen any such indication.

DRM is a completely separate issue, and one unaffected by the agency model change.
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