http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/ Engadget Comments for Amazon agrees to agency pricing model with two more publishers, Jobs prophecy coming to pass http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/You're absolutly right about the fact that amazon had a monopoly on that market, and I thought apple coming in would even out prices, but not on the upwards spiral. And the pricing should be optimal for customers, not an excuse for book companies to sell digital media (read : less cash for them to produce than regular hardcover books) at a higher point. Like you say, customers get screwed.]]>Apr 1st 2010 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/This is the problem. People don't look for "a book", or "an album", they look for the Da Vinci Code or the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and only those specific products. The publishers have a monopoly on these and can charge what they like.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
With the Kindle monopoly, we had a pseudo-single payer system whereby publishers only had 1 (viable) revenue avenue for eBooks. Now that Apple decided to break up that single payer method, publishers can raise their rates on Apple and Amazon. So thanks Steve Jobs for screwing up single payer!]]>Apr 1st 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 8:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
Congratulations...for making the exact same money. The ONLY one that wins in this situation is the publisher. ]]>Apr 1st 2010 7:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
Or even less money, as this will hurt sales. ]]>Apr 1st 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
No distribution costs, no binding costs, no printing costs - they save a fortune and in all likelihood ebook readers are going to raise the overall amount of books being sold.

So all in all, they are trying to make the same money whilst eliminating most of their costs, on top of which even more books are being sold!

The book companies should be wearing stripy jumpers and masks...]]>Apr 1st 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/business/media/01ebooks.html ]]>Apr 1st 2010 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 4:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
that article is sooooooooooooooooooo biased. 80 cent per copy for the cover designer?

LOL. ]]>Apr 1st 2010 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
Wow - you almost sound like you know what you are talking about. Costs irrelevant in capitalism? They are never irrelevant; what you might be talking about is the fact that the actual margins for any valuable product are sometimes driven by other economic forces.]]>Apr 1st 2010 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
Methinks in your haste to correct someone, you misunderstood what he was saying. The point was even when moving to a cheaper process, prices sometimes won't drop. ]]>Apr 1st 2010 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 2nd 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
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However, I hope they invest wisely as one cannot help but think this is more a battle and war scenario.
In the end, traditional publishers must already know the secret and be feverishly trying to keep it from everyone else.
That is - they are not at all necessary in a digital publishing age.]]>Apr 1st 2010 5:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
So... not buying it. When the price gets down to reasonable (i.e. same as the paperback or lower), I'll buy. This is the only way the publishers will ever change their minds on this. People have to vote with their money.]]>Apr 1st 2010 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 5:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
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oh no he said steve is a douche. all apple haters are going to flame you now! run while you can!
< / sarcasm>

true that. double true. steve jobs is a douche. someone should teabag him.]]>Apr 1st 2010 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
/sarcasm]]>Apr 1st 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
The title should say "Jobs' Vision" not "Jobs Vision" ]]>Apr 1st 2010 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/
I think Amazon is saving that play for the numbers to come in from the iPad sales, maybe after the first couple of months. If they notice they can't compete at the same price, I wouldn't hold it against them to threaten that type of action to get their price for books lower.]]>Apr 1st 2010 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/As much as I'd like to write this off as an April Fools joke, somehow I doubt it is. Which is sad, because apparently these publishers don't realize that by edging ebook prices closer and closer to standard book prices, they are cannibalizing the e-book business model and degrading one of the primary attractions of going to the electronic book format for potential users.]]>Apr 1st 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Apr 1st 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdExukJVUGI

I don't think this whole thing is really about a fairly standard text-only book. ]]>Apr 1st 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/I doubt anyone could argue that and ''enhanched'' ebook with media shouldn't charge more. However, this isn't about that. This is about the publishers charging Amazon the wholesale price they want for a book; lets say 15.00. Then, Amazon decides to sell it for 9.99, making Amazon, not the publisher, lose 5.00. This fuels Amazon Kindle sells and impulse buying.

This is about the publishers saying that Amazon low price devalues their books. That they rather sell none then let Amazon sell it lower for a lower price point. Forget Amazon's argument that Kindle owners out buy traditional book owners and not by a small margin either.

The publishers see today's generation are headed towards wanting everything handy and on the fly. And E-books are on the rise and they will either bring prices up to paper book levels or squash its growth.

The only thing this is going to do is help fuel piracy. Its sort of like the movie industry. Instead of helping Netflix with newer titles they hamper them when a model like Netflix's streaming probably cuts down on piracy.

Few people want paper books now, they want electronic., Few want to buy DVD's, they want to stream it. These companies better get with the program and adapt.]]>Apr 1st 2010 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/The publishing industry is turning a page and so are we.
Beginning April 1st some major publishers will be instituting a change in the pricing of eBooks, which puts decisions on eBook pricing firmly in their hands. As a result, prices of bestsellers and new releases from these publishers will be changing on the Reader Store, and during the transition time, some titles may be unavailable. Although most of these eBooks will be priced from about $12.99 to 14.99, there will not be a broad pricing change across the Reader Store. In fact, new releases and bestsellers from other publishers will still be priced at $9.99.
Starting a new chapter can be a good thing. With this change, you may see more of your favorite books available in eBook format at the same time they’re released in print. Book lovers like you are driving a revolution in digital reading and the Reader Store is committed to providing you access to the widest selection of digital reading content. Since its inception in September 2006, Sony’s Reader Store has introduced a wide offering of new releases, bestselling eBook titles and newspapers. Today it features access to more than one million titles and links to borrow eBooks from local libraries nationwide.
For more information please visit the Reader Store FAQ: http://ebooks.custhelp.com
Thank you,
The Reader Store
]]>Apr 1st 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/I'm willing to bet that the iPad's market it will sell to aren't the book readers the publishers are hoping for. I think they are the texting, movie,gaming and music crowd. I could be wrong, but I hope this bites them in the ass.]]>Apr 1st 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/They have made me wonder if its time to start looking for pirated books, which is a first for me.]]>Apr 1st 2010 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/I mean, stop with your bullying apple. Just because you want things a certaing way, don't screw everyone else in the process.]]>Apr 1st 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/01/amazon-agrees-to-agency-pricing-model-with-two-more-publishers/Hahah. Hooray for piracy!]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:31PM