Instead, the agreements allow e-book retailers to discount prices up to the aggregate cost — generally a 30 %
commission under the agency model — of the discount computed over the course of the contract, which is generally a year.»
Not exact matches
Certain digital content is distributed
under an
agency pricing
model in which the publishers set fixed prices for eBooks and NOOK receives a fixed
commission on content sold through the eBookstore.
BN.com comparable sales reflect the actual selling price for eBooks sold
under the
agency model rather than solely the
commission received.
Under the
agency model, book publishers set their own e-book prices and the retailer (agent) receives a
commission.
At the heart of the flurry of lawsuits is a challenge to «
agency pricing,» the e-book pricing
model under which book publishers set their own prices for e-books, paying the e-tailer («agent») a
commission.