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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Apple had little to do with the agency pricing (Apple's market strength gave them the push to implement it), but everything to do with other bookstore's inability to offer discounts.
Agency pricing *should* allow bookstores to take a cut out of their 30% in order to entice customers. Doesn't, on its own, forbid a store from having lower agency prices than another store; a store that specializes in science fiction could contract for a lower rate for those books in exchange for higher rates on others. But Apple's "nobody gets lower prices than us" contract means a flat minimum across the industry--and that, not specifically the agency model--is what's causing the problems, as stores are scrambling to adjust their software to remove bargain-incentives they used to offer.
ETA: Astak's ebook store went live? Where? Google doesn't find it.
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Dear Elf Wreck:
As mentioned, the new eBook Store (
www.MyEZread.com) is a Soft Run. That means it works well but it is open only to Astak Dedicated Forum members. We did this for three reasons:
1. We love our forum members and so many wanted to see and try the new website. We went ahead to give them access.
2. We still want to have a live forum on the website run by our new eBook Specialists so people can respond, ask questions, make suggestions, read the Specialist's Book Reviews, see what others are reading, and get answers.
3. As always, Astak and I VALUE this forum here as a group of very learned eBook Reader and eBook lovers who really know what they want. We have taken about 50 posts to date and condensed them down to about 14 suggestions to improve the eBook Store and make it better. Those 14 recommendations will likely all get action. Things like PayPal and a better search, and better organized categories are already planned to be implemented. We also want to let people know what is DRMed and what is NOT.
In about a week we will send out press announcements, get listed with Google, and such. We are also in talks with Google now to add Google Editions (which would add upwards of 10 Million eBooks (some in other languages as well).
Google will find it soon enough.