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Many industry observers think that the majors are losing ebook share because of their higher prices, and Mike Shatzkin has written up a remarkably compelling theory that it's Amazon that wanted a return to agency pricing in the new contracts, not the Big Five.

Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Penguin all adopted agency pricing in January 2010 as part of negotiations with Apple prior to the launch of the iPad.

There were still a substantial number of hardcover - priced paperback e-books on Fictionwise even as late as the imposition of agency pricing in 2010.

Last week saw the declaration by Amazon that the dissolution of agency pricing in the US was a «big win for customer» and that they look forward to lowering prices on more ebooks in the future.

HarperCollins is rumored to be returning to agency pricing in the next few months.

Not exact matches

Oil prices might have bottomed as output in the United States and other non-OPEC producers is beginning to fall quickly and an increase in supply from Iran has been less than dramatic, the International Energy Agency said on Friday.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index rose one per cent in June from a year earlier, as cheaper gasoline allowed Canadians to stretch their paycheques, the agency reported July 21.

The gains mostly were from companies selling more stuff; changes in prices had little to do with the increase, the agency said.

In other words, it operates much like a regular Airbnb booking — only the price is set at zero, only agencies can do the bookings, and Airbnb does not collect fees.

After a two - year investigation by Canada's antitrust agency, Amazon Canada has agreed to change its pricing strategy in Canada and pay a fine of Can $ 1.1 million (about US$ 840,000) for displaying misleading prices about savings.

Demand for oil is expected to drop in 2017, the International Energy Agency said in a report on Wednesday, raising further problems for producers as they try to ramp up prices.

The IRS launched the investigation in part because the price of bitcoin soared from $ 13 to over $ 1,100 during the years in question, and because only 802 people reported their bitcoin gains or losses in 2015 to the agency.

Outback Western Australia is the worst - performing property market in the nation, according to a new report by ratings agency Moody's, which also found housing prices in Perth have fallen by 8 per cent since peaking in December 2014.

Included in the price is a state - sponsored concierge programme, entitling members to VIP access to government agencies dealing with immigration, driving licences, and work permits, as well as complimentary return airport transfers, an annual health check up at a private hospital, and 24 spa treatments and golfing trips a year.

In both situations, Apple had convinced major book publishers to go with an «agency model,» which would let them set their own prices on ebooks (as in raise prices on ebooksIn both situations, Apple had convinced major book publishers to go with an «agency model,» which would let them set their own prices on ebooks (as in raise prices on ebooksin raise prices on ebooks).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has already issued an unusually high 25 hardship waivers to small refineries in recent months, according to an agency source, driving blending credit prices down and helping the oil industry reduce compliance Agency (EPA) has already issued an unusually high 25 hardship waivers to small refineries in recent months, according to an agency source, driving blending credit prices down and helping the oil industry reduce compliance agency source, driving blending credit prices down and helping the oil industry reduce compliance costs.

A number of do - it - yourself platforms are debunking the myth that PR agencies are the only way to get covered in leading publications, but even these services come at a price and require the client to do most of the hard work themselves.

Although the FDA can't dictate prices or reject therapies over pricing concerns (they can only focus on safety and efficacy), the agency can encourage more competition through moves like this (as well as speedier approval pathways) which could spur drug makers to produce products that ultimately lower costs for patients — a goal cited by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb in announcing the list.

While the NCA said there was a lack of information on Mexican cartels shipping cocaine to the UK market, the agency suspects «they have proactively sought a position due to the high prices for cocaine in the UK and an opportunity to maximise profits.»

Putting up with a few shuttered federal agencies seems like an OK price to pay if it brings the extremists to the negotiating table in time for a compromise on the debt ceiling.

Although much of the recent drop in oil prices has been due to the prospect of higher exports from Iran in the coming months (the International Energy Agency forecasts an extra 300,000 barrels a day by the end of March), the dumping of stored oil is essentially a short - term factor, and its influence on crude prices should logically pass quite quickly.

The move comes as the Hong Kong - based trader aims to rebuild investor confidence after a brutal commodities downturn coincided with a questioning of its accounts in early 2015 by Iceberg Research, sparking a collapse in its share price and ratings credit agency downgrades.

Crude oil futures are at just over $ 44 / barrel, after the International Energy Agency forecast prices would stay in the doldrums through 2020.

Prices for crude oil, the world economy's most essential commodity, will need until 2020 to recover from the price war unleashed last year by Saudi Arabia, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday in its annual outlook for the global energy market.

In that, you don't need to hire an agency that works with enterprise customers as their overheads and the pricing will not be suited to the needs of a startup.

My (nonscientific) survey, which brought in more than 1,000 responses from digital marketing agencies and freelancers, spanning 16 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom and several European regions, included queries about services covered, prices and payment models.

Meanwhile, with the added stock of accommodations thanks to Airbnb and the slug in ticket sales, travel agencies are reportedly slashing the prices of empty hotel rooms, according to a recent report in Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico.

«A lower share price begets a lower share price,» analyst Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley mused in a Wednesday note to clients, following news a day earlier about the ratings agency.

«From a pure demand perspective, the China risk is pretty much priced in,» said Matt Parry, senior oil analyst at the International Energy Agency in Paris, in an email.

Oakland saw a 86 percent jump in home prices in the past five years according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The VA often pays the lowest prices for drugs in the nation, being able to negotiate what it pays for medications, often at a steep discount compared to other government agencies and Medicare.

In March this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that unless the industry approves fresh investments in new projects, global oil supply may be struggling to catch up with demand after 2020, which could result in a sharp jump in oil priceIn March this year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that unless the industry approves fresh investments in new projects, global oil supply may be struggling to catch up with demand after 2020, which could result in a sharp jump in oil pricein new projects, global oil supply may be struggling to catch up with demand after 2020, which could result in a sharp jump in oil pricein a sharp jump in oil pricein oil prices.

Within program expenses, major transfers to persons were up $ 1.1 billion, primarily due to higher old age security payments, reflecting an increase in the number of recipients and higher inflation, as benefits are indexed to quarterly changes in the consumer price index, major transfers to other levels of government were up $ 0.6 billion, reflecting legislative increases; while direct program expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion, as lower «other transfer» payments more than offset increases in departmental / agency operating costs.

So if you drew a horizontal line and call that fair value like Ben Graham said, and then you draw a wavy line around that horizontal line and call that stock prices, the market is pitching us opportunities all the time between stocks that are way below fair value and way above fair value, the reason investors don't beat the market has nothing to do with the market is not throwing us pitches in that it's not still emotional, they are behavioral problem, there's agency problems, there is a lot of other issues going on but it's not because we're not getting really great pictures all the time.

S&P Platts said at the start of this week that analysts it polled had forecast a 2.4 - million - barrel build in crude oil stockpiles, with the agency warning this would pressure prices, along with a surge in oil imports.

«If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability,» the Fed's announcement stated.

The FOMC's annoucement after their meeting on Wednesday affirmed the Fed's QE3 policy, offering no changes, while stating, «If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability.»

Financial assets and liabilities whose values, based on unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market, examples include active exchange - traded equity securities, listed derivatives, most United States Government and agency securities, and certain...

On Aug. 14, the regulator said China Securities Finance Corp., the state agency tasked with supporting share prices, would no longer add to holdings unless there's unusual volatility and systemic risk, although it would remain in the stock market for years to come.

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In the eyes of the DOJ, the merger — one of the largest «in American history,» an agency official told reporters — would result in «higher prices for consumers and less innovation for millions of Americans.&raquIn the eyes of the DOJ, the merger — one of the largest «in American history,» an agency official told reporters — would result in «higher prices for consumers and less innovation for millions of Americans.&raquin American history,» an agency official told reporters — would result in «higher prices for consumers and less innovation for millions of Americans.&raquin «higher prices for consumers and less innovation for millions of Americans.»

The idea that real interest rates — that is, adjusted for inflation — will be lower than they have been historically is reflected in the pronouncements of policymakers such as Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen, the medium - term forecasts of official agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office and the International Monetary Fund and the pricing of government bonds whose payments are tied to inflation.

The European Union's statistics agency said Thursday that consumer prices were 1.2 % higher than in April 2017, a fall from the 1.3 % rate of inflation recorded in March.

What this means in practice is that we have kept maturities of our investments very short, particularly for low - risk issuers such as governments and agencies, while we seek out opportunities to increase portfolio yield with what we think is well - priced corporate debt.

14th October 2016 Lower commodity prices, market instability, reduced investment and increased environmental awareness, have been cited as reasons for the global decrease in exploration activity by scientific agency for natural sciences the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The EU's official statistics agency said Friday consumer prices rose 0.9 % in the 12 months to October, a lower annual rate of inflation than the 1.3 % recorded in September, and the lowest since October 2009.

But as those deposits arrive, fast - growing startup Proterra, packed with ex-Tesla employees, got an order for 25 battery buses from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in December, each priced at about $ 700,000, as the agency converts a 359 - vehicle fleet to electric.

Despite the decline in euro - zone prices during November, the European Union's statistics agency said the annual rate of inflation rose to 0.9 % from 0.7 %, in line with its preliminary estimate.

Home prices in San Diego County rose significantly in 2015, enough to prompt the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to increase the county's conforming loan limits.