Not exact matches
These terms were initially laid out as part of the settlement but are set to expire this fall, giving Hachette the option to once
again attempt to impose
agency pricing instead of the wholesale model that most entities operate under with Amazon.
First, ebooks sold better in 2013 by numbers of total sales, but actually resulted in less overall revenue than they have in the past; this may stem from the understanding of where ebook
pricing should fall, and the fact that Amazon was able to discount ebooks
again after the stripping away of
agency pricing following the DOJ lawsuit against the Big Five publishers.
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This settlement will allow retailers to set the
price of ebooks
again, meaning the publishers will have to negotiate all new contracts with their retailers and agree to abandon the «
agency model» that was established under the supposed anti-trust violations.
What that means is that, by the time this is over, we might
again see a variation of
agency pricing — remember, DoJ didn't say it was inherently bad.
After two years, the settling publishers may once
again enter into
agency pricing agreements that restrict retailers from setting, changing, or lowering e-book
prices.
Once
again, it's worth a look at the composition of the Kindle Store bestseller lists: 18 of the top 50 bestselling titles in the Kindle Store are by indie authors, compared with zero just nine months ago when publishers were launching their ill - fated
agency model
price - fixing scheme.
So, we're back
again to the conversation regarding the ever - unpopular
Agency Model for
pricing of Kindle and other eBooks.
But the real estate commission, which had imposed a fine on Kenneth Snider of Buyer's Agent Inc., says the case should be heard
again because the commission's position makes finer distinctions in
agency than the court appears to appreciate, says Norris
Price, the commission's director.