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Amazon faces class-action lawsuit over eBook pricing
The ebook pricing debate here often devolves to Amazon vs. the collusion of the Big Six(now Five). Here's something interesting: Reuters
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![]() We've been through this several times. You do not understand how UK VAT works, it is not like US sales tax, it is not added at checkout by the retailer. Amazon did reduce prices for books where they set the price. Amazon could not change the prices for Agency eBooks to take account of the VAT change, only the publishers could. There is nothing illegal about the publishers choosing to reduce their prices or not. From Amazon's announcement at the time: Quote:
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The end result of a class action lawsuit may see us each getting 3 cents to apply towards a future ebook purchase, and the lawyers walking away billionaires.
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LawSuit should be against the big 5! Since the Last time this happened the Doubled the cost of my Fav Authors! I havent read a Fav author in Years do to prices...
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The big 5 publishers set the price, and it is the same price whether you purchase the book from Amazon, Google, Apple, Kobo, B&N etc.
Amazon fought agency pricing tooth and nail and lost. It’s not their market dominance that keeps this going, it is the publishers. There is no merit to this lawsuit. That said there’s no doubt that agency pricing is good for Amazon because of their market dominance. It flattens the competitive landscape. Consumers seek out lower prices and have no reason to leave Amazon if they cannot find them somewhere else. I think even if Amazon were forced to spin off the Kindle business it would still dominate for a very long time. Other platforms would have to invest heavily to catch up. Last edited by tomsem; 01-15-2021 at 03:28 PM. |
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When it comes time for renegotiation, Amazon really needs to force them back to the prices they were before so prices can appear to be VAT free. |
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It’s a problem in the UK, but that’s for UK to sort out. Amazon is just honoring their contract. I don’t know what the consumer protection laws are like there. Hagens Berman is the same firm that filed the (ultimately successful) suit against the Big 5 and Apple. They’re hoping for another home run in the current political climate in the USA, which seems to be in a ‘break them up’ mood. Last edited by tomsem; 01-15-2021 at 03:52 PM. |
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This suit has significant problems. I don't always agree with Nate but he has pointed out one significant problem on his Digital Reader blog which which I concur 100%. That is, it is doubtful that Amazon is actually part of any such conspiracy. There are also some interesting comments.
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