Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristopherTD
If a store is artificially restricted to selling to a specific set of customers and at a fixed price, then what is its Unique Selling Point? I don't see one!
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Potentially:
Good search ability
User reviews/ratings
Interaction with other users
Different payment options (Paypal, direct credit card, money order, others)
Mobile site layout option
Additional book-related features--a blog, news clips, pro reviews
Easy-to-use site--skins, accessibility, no blinky ads
And so on. Sites that considered those 5 publishers a major part of their offerings will have to find ways to draw in customers that aren't based on prices of book. And brick-and-mortar stores manage this; people don't shop at 7-11 because the prices are good. Ebook stores will need to drastically re-think their sales approach.