It’s arrogant of publishers to think they are going to control book prices.
Written by Free Audio Books - Free audiobooks on December 6, 2009 – 8:51 pm -“It’s very arrogant of publishers to think that they are going to control prices,” said Victoria Barnsley, chief executive and publisher of HarperCollins UK. “All the indications are that consumers are going to expect prices to go down.”
Barnsley said there is likely to be a “menu” of pricing models, including ownership, rental and subscription. The enormous upside is that the marketplace on the internet doesn’t close. Qconline
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Booksellers call for probe of online book price wars
Written by Free Audio Books - Free audiobooks on October 23, 2009 – 5:22 am -The American Booksellers Association on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate online book price wars underway by Amazon.com, Wal-Mart and Target.
In a letter from the 109-year-old trade organization representing independent booksellers, the ABA’s board told antitrust officials that the discounted pre-sales of hardback bestsellers for $9, “constitute illegal predatory pricing that is damaging to the book industry and harmful to consumers.” Dallas News
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