Sentences with phrase «agency model driving»

Almost every single major publisher has disclosed strong single digit loses, primarily due to the agency model driving up the cost of e-books.

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The analysis assumed each car drove 15,000 miles — roughly the national average — at a rate of 30 kilowatt hours of electricity per 100 miles, based on the median mileage rate for Tesla Model 3 and Model S vehicles, according to figures reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

«It is unrealistic to bet on state education agencies as the engine to drive radically new models of assessment and accountability.»

Beginning January 1, 2006, street motorcycles and motor - driven cycles year model 2006 and newer, with engines less than 50 cc displacement, require an emission label certifying them to meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emission regulations, and may be registered regardless of mileage.

The MKZ's powertrain configuration provides decent fuel economy, with Environmental Protection Agency ratings of 19/27 mpg city / highway (12 - 9 L / 100 km) for the front - wheel - drive version and 18/26 mpg city / highway (13 - 9 L / 100 km) for AWD models.

The car's extra weight — due in part to the safety equipment and the abundance of heavy glass — hurt fuel economy: production models tested by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave 16 mpg ‑ US (15 L / 100 km; 19 mpg ‑ imp) in the city, but 26 mpg ‑ US (9.0 L / 100 km; 31 mpg ‑ imp) or better on the highway (depending on driving habits and transmission), thanks to aerodynamic efficiency.

When the Agency Pricing model went into effect, many of the authors whose books I read disappeared from my ebook store of choice (ironicaly, the publishers» collective desire to take on Amazon's power in the ebook market drove me to the kindle store.)

He went on to show that the reason for the lower prices is the agency model was basically driven by the consumers.

A lot of the attention to ebook sales is driven by the agency pricing model that is currently being dragged through the courts in the US.

Long story short: Prices are pretty much the same as they were a few weeks ago, but there have been tiny declines in the percentage of books at the price points to which Apple, the Apple 5 publishers, and the agency model were supposedly driving ebook prices:

So as publishers wrestle back consumer pricing via the new agency model, driving ebook prices up, it's clear they're inadvertently (and sometimes deliberately) nudging consumers back to print.

In fact, just this morning, #DBW14's first workshop is agent Jason Ashlock's «Driving Agency Growth: Fresh Case Studies, Models & Tools for Agents & Managers.»

But there is still that nasty little allegation that Apple and the Publishing 5 colluded to use the agency model to drive up prices.

Although five of the six major book publishers have converted to an «agency» pricing model, setting their own retail prices, Bertelsmann AG's Random House publishing group and many smaller publishers still employ the traditional wholesale model — meaning Borders could choose to discount some titles aggressively from these publishers in a bid to drive traffic to its website.

It appeared that the agency model was going away, the deep - pocketed Amazon could continue selling ebooks at a loss, drive the competition out of business and create an ebook retailing monopoly.

Recommendation: The Secretary of Education should complete efforts to incorporate repayment plan switching into the agency's redesigned student loan model, and conduct testing to help ensure that the model produces estimates that reasonably reflect trends in Income - Driven Repayment plan participation.

Unlike the complaint - driven, shelter - centric model of most U.S. animal control agencies, Calgary favors a proactive community - relations and enforcement model.

Bill Bruce believes in getting out in front of the problem, and unlike the complaint driven, shelter centric model of most US animal control agencies, Calgary favors a proactive community relations / enforcement model.

It is widely seen as a disruptor, prompting not only global hotel chains to rethink their business model but also driving a change in the how online travel agencies market their accommodation inventory.

We continue to drive thinking about the development of new funding models for water projects and are expert partners in a group of more than 30 corporate, government, academic and NGO partners including Carlsberg, Munich Re, World Vision and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies who have come together to contribute to the development of a new Water Benefit Standard initiated by First Climate, the Swiss Agency for Development & Co-operation and The Gold Standard Foundation.

All agencies will start by asking for the same information: The make, model and year of your car; your name, address, age, profession and driving history.

Key changes to be expected, says Du Toit, include the way in which the traditional franchise estate agency operates: «The current asking commission of 5 % -8 % is unsustainable, and only this high because of the inherent costs built into that business model — after all, the franchisor, franchisee, and estate agent all have to get paid from the commission of each sale, which is what drives these unjustifiably high commissions.»