ABA and Barnes & Noble File Motion in DOJ Case Arguing Settlement Bad for Consumers

[sabredog]

Originally Posted by Elfwreck

If you don't like that, feel free to come up with something as useful and comprehensive as Amazon. Or something with better customer service than Amazon. Or something with more bonus features than Amazon.

Very true.

I purchased eight ebooks from Amazon last night. That process took all of 2 minutes and a further 5 minutes to process the new ebooks through Calibre, metadata massaging, conversion and transfer to my PRS-650.

Easy.

The others (those that actually sell internationally) do not come close to that ease of use.

[SteveEisenberg]

Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

There's really nothing new here. . . .

Same case, same players, same intent, slightly different maneuver.

When I saw the thread title, I was thinking ABA as in American Bar Association. Now that would have been something new

Originally Posted by joehunt

I wonder if they realize just how much they're antagonizing their customers with these inane arguments?

How dare they express their opinion without focus-grouping it first. (Or did they?)

[Hellmark]

Originally Posted by rdjack21

While I'm no fan of Amazon it's moves like this that are making me move my purchases from B&N to Amazon and Google.

Problem is, on a stock nook, B&N limits how much of the storage space you can have for non B&N purchased content. On the simple touch like you have, only 250mb can be used for nonB&N content.

[caleb72]

I know someone will be able to explain this to me, but why are they mentioning hardback pricing in this?

The end loser of this unnecessary and burdensome regulatory approach will be the American public, who will experience higher overall average e-book and hardback prices and less choice

I've only ever been looking at this from the angle of ebooks so I'm not sure how hardbacks fit into this.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by caleb72

I know someone will be able to explain this to me, but why are they mentioning hardback pricing in this?



I've only ever been looking at this from the angle of ebooks so I'm not sure how hardbacks fit into this.

Cause that's what they want to sell.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Cause that's what they want to sell.

Certainly. If ebooks are soon going to be loss leaders, they (ABA, BN, etc) need to make up the revenue on other products including hard covers.

[Elfwreck]

Originally Posted by caleb72

I know someone will be able to explain this to me, but why are they mentioning hardback pricing in this?

I've only ever been looking at this from the angle of ebooks so I'm not sure how hardbacks fit into this.

Because publishers and B&N believe that "real books" are hardcovers, and ebooks are supposed to subsidize the failing hardcover-sales industry.

The DoJ rejected this claim, pointing out that if publishers want to support brick-and-mortar stores, they can do so directly--with dollars--rather than by pushing the cost of that support onto customers who apparently don't want to pay for those stores.