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Originally Posted by tmgplc
The increase in pricing is a bad move for everyone. It will mean less ebooks will be sold because it might make more sense to just buy a paper book that you can lend out, etc. Honestly, this is the same problem that killed the music industry because (not that I condone it) it will drive people to piracy. When you combine a higher customer cost, DRM, closed systems, expensive hardware, etc people will just buy the book or get a pirate copy of the ebook. The media industry will never learn.
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Dear All:
Look, I fought like hell to finally come out with a good eBook Store with great pricing. Our prices are well below the others. Some even beat out Kindle.
Do I hate this stupid Agency Model crap. Hell, yes! Do I see it as bad for the eBook and eBook Reader business... damned straight. Would I like to grab one of the Big 6 and cram a hardcover up their backside... sure. BUT... what the hell good is it going to not wait and see how this works out.
I think the Agency Model is going to end up being ruled illegal anyway, class action suits are underway, and many authors are threatening to PULL their works from the Big 6 over this. We all hate it.
BUT... most of my prices on
www.MyEZread.com remain fabulous, we are going after independent authors and publishers, and we have voiced our displeasure with the publishers over what is going on.
So, now you all want to desert Astak and go to Baen (whatever they are). Give it a chance to see where Astak can take this. Your buying of eBooks from the MyEZread site saves you money and makes it far more likely we can bring in the independent authors and publishers that you will love. You already know where Astak stands. We hate this crap. But this type of leaving talk really hurts.