02-13-2010, 10:43 AM | #46 |
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02-13-2010, 10:52 AM | #47 |
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A lot of people are using the term "price-fixing" in regards to Amazon, but I thought that it referred to a group of retailers or manufacturers agreeing not to sell a product below a certain price.
Amazon couldn't be guilty of price fixing on its own. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_fixing In other words price fixing is a conspiracy between sellers. Last edited by BenG; 02-13-2010 at 10:55 AM. |
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The term can have other meanings. For example, in the UK, a manufacturer is not allowed to dictate what price a retailer charges for its products. It can set a "recommended" retail price, but any retailer is free to discount that price if they wish to do so. That would be an example of "price fixing" by the manufacturer, and may be the context that people have in mind here.
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Here in New York we could use those limits. I think having the New York legislature in session for 5 minutes is 60 minutes too long.
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I think you will appreciate this law passed recently in Maryland wrt to MAP and MPA's agreements, it is especially interesting because the law specifically mentions the sale of items to residents of Maryland over the internet. WSJ Article (non-subscriber link, finally found it): http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124087840110661643.html http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/0...-price-fixing/ http://spectator.org/archives/2009/10/07/price-fixing {the 'against' POV but gotta show both sides....} From the above: Quote:
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I can't believe this guy. he blaims Amazon for DRM?? Sorry buddy publishers like Macmillan are the ones cramming DRM and regional restrictions down everyone's throats.
Companies like Amazon and Apple know that products without DRM sell better, as seen by their music stores. Simply put it is another author siding with their corporate publisher/master over the interests of their fans/readers. This certainly means your next book will sell substantially less copies, I hope you are prepared for that. |
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I'm not sure it's appropriate to blame Amazon for ebook DRM, no*. I do blame Amazon for the horrible, stupid mess that is the TPZ format, though** - and I'd prefer it if they supported DRM-free ePub, without which I personally won't consider buying one of their eReaders.
(*They launched their MP3-only Music store before Apple dropped their music DRM, for instance) (**Even non-DRM'ed, I wouldn't buy TPZ books and I consider it a problem that they're not clearly labelled) However, Apple's actions have shown that they believe that the vendor lock-in effect of DRM compensates them for lower media sales, and since they make most of their money off hardware sales, this may well be a better business strategy for them to adopt, even as it excludes me from their potential market. |
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We have had many reports here that it is hard to impossible for publishers to get books without DRM at Amazon.
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Actually, Pan-Macmillan are one of the only - perhaps THE only - mainstream publisher - who sell DRM-free books at their own web site. They are one of the "good guys" of the industry.
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