Penguin ends Apple Agreement

[kennyc]

Boost for Amazon as Penguin agrees to end Apple e-books deal

Jennifer Baker, IDG News Service
Jul 25, 2013 7:50 AMprint
Penguin has agreed to terminate its e-book agreement with Apple and to allow Amazon to set its own prices for electronic books in a settlement of a European Union antitrust case.

The European Commission accepted the deal with Penguin on Thursday after more than a year of investigations into allegations of cartel price fixing in the e-book market.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/20451...ooks-deal.html

[replica145]

Hmm. I only have 2 Penguin books in my Wish List and they're both still $11+. But that's down from $13 at least.

[Edward M. Grant]

Originally Posted by replica145

Hmm. I only have 2 Penguin books in my Wish List and they're both still $11+. But that's down from $13 at least.

On several occasions lately I've bought trade-published paperbacks because they were cheaper than the e-book version. I'm guessing protecting the print market is the goal when they're keeping e-book prices high.

[Rbneader]

Originally Posted by Edward M. Grant

On several occasions lately I've bought trade-published paperbacks because they were cheaper than the e-book version. I'm guessing protecting the print market is the goal when they're keeping e-book prices high.

Maybe. But there's fewer reasons to discount ebooks in general.

They don't take up inventory space. They don't yellow, tear, get banged or up dog-eared. There's no pressure to get old ebooks moved. The only reason to discount is price comparison with physical books and pirate versions.