This is a valid concern, but do not forget, that eBooks are very easy to make, and account for a large percentage of residual income, as it is easier to track
a discounted older ebook, then it is a second hand book found at a used book store.
Not exact matches
Sure, occasionally they offer some
discounts on a VERY small selection of (always
older)
ebooks, and the
discounts on books are similar for al ebooksellers.
But with respect to the agency
discount, Amazon demands that all non-Big-Six trade publishers sell it their
ebook and physical book wares under the
old trade
discount model, which requires only that Amazon buy inventory at roughly 50 % off the publisher's suggested list price (the
discounts vary by publisher and can run as high as 55 %) and is silent on pricing — allowing Amazon to
discount as steeply as it wishes to win over customers.