Sentences with phrase «agency pricing»

Also, the the new agency pricing model means that consumers often only see a small savings between the e price and the print price.

This all changed with the advent of agency pricing where publishers determined the price of the ebooks, instead of retailers.

I still think agency pricing for the major publishers is a bad deal for just about everyone involved, and that is what the antitrust case is about.

With the return to agency pricing in 2014, most traditionally published books are higher, especially for new releases.

Under agency pricing publishers set the price for their titles and, guess what, it is the same price everywhere.

But it has across the board, not just for those publishers adopting agency pricing.

Which would mean the coupon definitely couldn't be used on agency pricing publishers there.

I may not be the brightest bulb in the box, but the argument RE: how terrible it would be to remove agency pricing doesn't make sense to me.

Before agency pricing, you probably would have been able to get it for $ 9.99.

I haven't found secure ePub from there since agency pricing went into effect.

This is used in so - called agency pricing agreements.

Since agency pricing went into effect all of the sellers have to sell the agency 5 e-books at exactly the same prices so there are not the price differences there used to be.

Remember, audiobooks do not abide by agency pricing, so retailers can discount them and take a loss.

In fact, I think agency pricing has made publishers much more willing and able to experiment with lower e-book prices — across retailers.

Yes, if agency pricing goes then the whole system will have to adjust.

Find me some ebook readers that complaints against agency pricing!

Just out of interest could you explain your reasoning for wanting to see agency pricing for trade books?

I've posted about this in the past, but as a brief refresher, what agency pricing means is that publishers get to set the prices for their ebooks.

Consumers who don't like agency pricing (like myself) will see this as a decided victory.

Without going through the entire agency pricing ongoing debate and debacle, these e-books were initially offered at prices that rarely exceeded $ 9.99.

We think part of it is the new agency pricing and all the Big Five raising their prices so much.

The only way agency pricing is good for me is it forces me to seek out lesser known authors.

With 72 episodes priced at $ 3 each, the total price of the book may actually make agency pricing look good.

Is he really saying agency pricing is the most important development in the growth of the book market?

These two publishers are the first to really come to grips with the entire agency pricing meltdown.

The second alternative is our old friend agency pricing.

The third alternative is what you will see post agency pricing.

Does anyone else think these negotiations are all about agency pricing again?

That's great news for electronic readers who are faced with higher prices in the wake of the switch to agency pricing earlier this year.

Do you believe, on balance, that has agency pricing ultimately done long - term damage to the book business?

Because of agency pricing, you don't get that with e-books — yet.

This is the standard agreement they have with publishers that don't go with agency pricing, to the best of my understanding.

Under agency pricing, publishers can still put their e-books on sale, and are doing so more than they did, say, a year ago.

Before agency pricing, e-book prices were appropriately lower (slightly, not drastically) than the retail price printed on the mass - market book.

This was called agency pricing, publishers determining the price.

It does so consistently on print books and on e-books that are not regulated by agency pricing.

Your local library is also paying more for ebooks since agency pricing was implemented.

I'm glad to see the discounts — thanks to agency pricing going away, at least for the next 2 years or so.

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Penguin reached an agreement with the European Union «to settle its antitrust investigation over agency pricing, in order to «clear the decks» ahead of the company's proposed merger with Random House,» the Bookseller reported, noting that under the deal, Penguin «would not «restrict, limit or impede» e-book retailers» discounts or their ability to «set, alter or reduce retail prices for e-books» for two years.»

As noted before, Jobs required the first five of the big six to accept agency pricing or not sell in iBooks.