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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Are any of the publishers guaranteeing paperback prices--or even $10--for books that have been released in mmpb? I see a lot of chatter about how "some" books or even "most" books will be discounted, but wafflling on the details.
The issue I saw wasn't, "buy high price now or low price later;" it was "buy at our choice of price--and if someone tries to undercut our choice of price, we'll make you all wait."
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That's pretty much what I have seen--no commitment to a model or timeframe--and err on the side of NOT selling the book to people eager to get it (ie force them into a different buying model).
Anytime a retailer does things to curtail enthusiasm (price changes, not producing in a desired format/color/timeframe) I can't help but think it is a bad thing overall.
There's ways to jump on the market and feed the frenzy--and there's ways to try and control the market into suffocation.