Comments on: Macmillan vs. Amazon and agency http://reading.kingrat.biz/afflatus/macmillan-vs-amazon-and-agency Books make me happy. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: King Rat http://reading.kingrat.biz/afflatus/macmillan-vs-amazon-and-agency#comment-3506 King Rat Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:45:27 +0000 http://reading.kingrat.biz/?p=1418#comment-3506 It appears now that Amazon will cave. I have no idea what will happen next, but I hope it doesn't take us down the road to Germany's pricing model of fixed prices. That's more expensive books for consumers (I've also heard it asserted that it ensures better support for small publishers, but I don't know if that's true). I also hope it doesn't eventually cut out the middle-man. I like having a one-stop source for information about books. If Amazon can't afford to do this because they can't set their own prices, and publishers squeeze their commission, then that's bad. There isn't a single place on the internet that has the wealth of information about a book that Amazon does. LibraryThing is a distant second. I sure hope their model works well enough to allow them to expand. It appears now that Amazon will cave. I have no idea what will happen next, but I hope it doesn’t take us down the road to Germany’s pricing model of fixed prices. That’s more expensive books for consumers (I’ve also heard it asserted that it ensures better support for small publishers, but I don’t know if that’s true). I also hope it doesn’t eventually cut out the middle-man. I like having a one-stop source for information about books. If Amazon can’t afford to do this because they can’t set their own prices, and publishers squeeze their commission, then that’s bad. There isn’t a single place on the internet that has the wealth of information about a book that Amazon does. LibraryThing is a distant second. I sure hope their model works well enough to allow them to expand.

]]> By: BookHarpie http://reading.kingrat.biz/afflatus/macmillan-vs-amazon-and-agency#comment-3505 BookHarpie Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:39:44 +0000 http://reading.kingrat.biz/?p=1418#comment-3505 Excellent discussion. In fact, the best discussion I've seen. And while I feel for Publishing Industry as it struggles to come to grips with a 'New Day'. I think they haven't got a clue how the end users are looking at things. I won't pay $15 dollars for an ebook. Not if I can't sell it . Excellent discussion. In fact, the best discussion I’ve seen.

And while I feel for Publishing Industry as it struggles to come to grips with a ‘New Day’. I think they haven’t got a clue how the end users are looking at things. I won’t pay $15 dollars for an ebook. Not if I can’t sell it
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