08-22-2014, 08:03 AM | #556 |
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It's still going on. If publishers fear book devaluation for ebooks then why don't they fear it for hardcovers? Why do they continue to allow bookstores to sharply discount hardcovers? It's time they institute Agency for this format. Otherwise, they're nothing but a bunch of hypocrites.
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It's basically only the online stores that discount; Amazon, B&N, BAM. Even the non-bestsellers in B&N are full price, again, unless you pay for membership. |
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Like I said, the publishers are being quite hypocritical. |
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I should add that all the indie bookstores in my area went out of business so even offering a small discount couldn't save them. |
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Not the same thing. B&N wasn't selling hardcovers below cost. Amazon admitted to selling certain ebooks (about 25% of bestsellers) below cost.
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08-22-2014, 06:45 PM | #567 | |
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Maybe Amazon should try a different approach. They could let the publishers set retail prices for ebooks and then when a customer buys one, Amazon gives that customer a $3 to $5 credit in the Kindle store or at Amazon.com. That's the strategy retailers use when selling products from companies that won't allow discounts on certain items - iPads, gaming systems, etc. |
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08-22-2014, 06:49 PM | #568 |
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I oppose agency. I used that approach to expose the hypocrisy on the part of the publishers.
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Also possibly relevant is this Amazon-published bit of Ryan hagiography, available for free via KindleUnlimited: http://www.amazon.com/Marco-Rubio-Pa...22paul+ryan%22 P.S. Amazon did reduce Ryan's hardback discount, overnight, from 39 percent to 19 percent. But Amazon is still treating Ryan better, in terms of quick shipping and discount, than the three other August Hachette releases I checked: http://www.amazon.com/The-Lost-Islan...8751814&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Sweetness-Nove...8752024&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Never-Mind-Mis...8752126&sr=8-1 Last edited by SteveEisenberg; 08-22-2014 at 08:13 PM. |
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Amazon should have been more patient and build up their KDP selection with lower prices. Market these (and any cooperating pubs) heavily. This would price the Big 6 out of the market. Letting them voluntary reduce prices is preferable to forcing the issue. |
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