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jasonkchapman · 09-13-2007, 10:40 AM

Does anyone here know, for a fact, how this particular market segment works? Take, for example, James Patterson's "You've Been Warned". MobiPocket lists it for $19.99. Booksonboard lists it for $15.89. Both are in MobiPocket format.

Here's the key question: Did they both negotiate independent, non-exclusive contracts with Little, Brown or is Booksonboard paying MobiPocket to sell titles which MobiPocket has signed distribution agreements for? If it's the first, then MP may just have higher operating costs. If it's the second, then it really is a case of MobiPocket-the-store trying not to compete with MobiPocket-the-distributor's customers.

09-13-2007, 10:40 AM	#50
jasonkchapman Guru Posts: 767 Karma: 2347 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NYC Device: Sony Reader, nook, Droid, nookColor, nookTablet	Does anyone here know, for a fact, how this particular market segment works? Take, for example, James Patterson's "You've Been Warned". MobiPocket lists it for $19.99. Booksonboard lists it for $15.89. Both are in MobiPocket format. Here's the key question: Did they both negotiate independent, non-exclusive contracts with Little, Brown or is Booksonboard paying MobiPocket to sell titles which MobiPocket has signed distribution agreements for? If it's the first, then MP may just have higher operating costs. If it's the second, then it really is a case of MobiPocket-the-store trying not to compete with MobiPocket-the-distributor's customers.