Sentences with phrase «of agency models»

Don't get me wrong, I still see a need for all kinds of agency models.

While free market forces would dictate that e-books would be cheaper than the hard - copy counterparts, considering lower production and distribution costs, the complaint shows that as a result of the agency model and alleged collusion, many e-books are more expensive than their hard - copy counterparts.

If approved, «the lawsuit would represent any purchaser of an e-book published by a major publisher after the adoption of the agency model by that publisher.»

Hachette argued that the landscape for e-book sales had changed positively since the adoption of the agency model in 2010, writing, «Two years ago, Amazon effectively had a monopoly on the sale of eBooks and eReaders, and was selling products below cost in an effort to exclude competitors.

Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords and a long - time supporter of the agency model, spoke to Good e-Reader about why this model is good for authors and publishers — the two stakeholders who must secure a profit in order to continue providing books — and good for smaller retailers who otherwise couldn't compete with a corporate behemoth in terms of pricing.

In this article, there is a link to Macmillan CEO John Sargent's definition of an agency model:

I understand Amazon's position / motivation, and I understand what Apple is hoping to accomplish by encouraging the publishers to adopt this sort of Agency Model vs the one Amazon advocated before this all started.

Regarding the effect of the MFN, Apple executive Pete Alcorn remarked in the context of the European roll - out of the agency model in the spring of 2010:

Defendants knew that the inclusion of the Price MFN in the Apple Agency Agreements would lead to the adoption of the agency model by all of Publisher Defendants» e-book retailers.

The plaintiffs, listed in the lawsuit as Anthony Petru of Oakland, Calif., and Marcus Mathis of Natchez, Miss., purchased at least one e-book title for $ 9.99, allegedly paying higher prices as a result of the agency model.

I think the whole point of the agency model is to rationalize that, and lower backlist prices toward the $ 5.99 price point.

Once approved, the lawsuit would represent any purchaser of an e-book published by a major publisher after the adoption of the agency model by that publisher.

A lot of the sentiment behind the investigation and resulting lawsuit was that Apple conspired with five of the Big Six publishers to edge out Amazon by forcing the adoption of agency model pricing.

When Apple introduced the iPad in 2010, the tablet producer worked with the publishers — five of whom agreed, all except Random House — to forgo the wholesale model in favor of the agency model.

Isn't the whole point of the agency model to prevent discounting?

Before we delve into the horrors of the Agency Model let's look at a free month of Grace Notes from Philip Yancey (page a day devotionals, April 1st through 30th) available free in the Kindle Store --

The advent of the Agency Model has reduced that as has B&N's attempts to match Kindle Store on prices.

The Class for the Lawsuit includes any consumer who purchased at least one ebook priced above $ 9.99 since the advent of the Agency Model.

Without rehashing — too much — what I've said before, I'm not a fan of the agency model.

Think of the agency model like this (and this is only an example, based on nothing more than the odd imagination of a certain duck lady)- imagine that Wrangler is really peeved at Wal Mart for selling its blue jeans for $ 19.99.

Death of the Agency Model.

The end of the Agency Model in 2010 is quite possible — There are, however, 9 developments (the above ones) that might mean more to the future of eReaders and eBooks.

One of the most interesting scenarios raised is that if the government is intent on limiting the capabilities of the agency model, publishers need to figure out what other tools they can use to combat the growing dominance of Amazon.

But I think we might be a couple years away from breaching 50 % — which might require a technological advance like color e-Ink or foldable screens, or a game - changing event in the publishing world, such as superstar authors going independent and straight to e-books, big publishers embracing e-books, or lowering of e-book pricing (perhaps as a result of the agency model going away).

This shift was caused in large part by the entry of the iPad (which I am still not convinced will be a popular place for people who actually buy and read e-books) and Apple's embracing of the agency model (just like in their iTunes Store and App Store).

I join in on the thank yous for the explanation of the agency model.

In his summation, Snyder made the case that the publishers, and even other retailers such as Barnes & Noble and Google, were already considering the use of the agency model before meeting with Cue.

I think «proven authors» will keep their prices relatively high, even with the demise of the agency model.

However, it's disingenuous of the Agency Model 5 to not reveal what happened to ebook sales in other channels — Did they dip?

There were plenty of other publishers who wanted no part of the agency model.

Thank you for such an informative review of the Agency Model & their legal problems.

Many in the traditional publishing world believed that adoption of the» agency model» was the biggest news of 2010 in the book business, and perhaps many of the same people will see the demise of the agency model as the biggest news of the next year or two.

But the whole reason why Big 5 Publishers moved to the net receipts royalty rate is because of the agency model.

Both publishers presented defences of the agency model.

Here's a definition of the agency model.

Granted, the legality of the agency model is not being questioned.

Not only would it be impressive new technology that addresses a major customer demand, it would benefit from the first major change in eBook pricing since the introduction of the Agency Model.

That might seem harmless because it doesn't let Amazon sell ebooks at a loss under the new terms of the agency model.

The main argument in favor of the Agency model that I have heard seems to be directed specifically at Amazon and the Kindle.

It is also possible that this has something to do with the ongoing class action lawsuits against Apple and the Big 6 publishers over price fixing and the imposition of the Agency Model around the time the iPad was released.

We also get people concerned that a Kindle will be a bad long - term investment due to the stranglehold of the Agency Model on pricing, which results in less substantial savings than seem reasonable.

The work consists of a black and white photograph of an agency model.

While the court found that the horizontal conspiracy to raise e-book prices and eliminate price competition was a per se (ie, hardcore) restriction, it was careful to point out that no single action by Apple, including use of the agency model with an MFN, was inherently illegal.

On Friday, independent distributor Smashwords revealed some internal numbers that show e-book prices have actually gone down as a result of the agency model.

Not exact matches

A rash of lawsuits by former interns seeking compensation has broken out in the U.S., against companies including Condé Nast and the Elite Modelling agency.

The model offers big savings for customers — generally half of what a local car - rental agency would charge.

Cruise Planners, an American Express Representative, home - based business model is one of the largest, privately owned, nationally recognized and continually awarded cruise selling agencies in the United States.

Brimmer: I think the future of agencies is in serious crisis right now, and I think just kind of seeing a little bit of what's happening with WPP and Martin Sorrell recently and the way that that model has changed — is really going to be interesting to watch how things unfold over the coming years.

The company's model of sharing equity with its agency partners and willingness to invest in needed technology has made it an example of how to do business in Adland amid the world's new economic realities.

Jason Crusan, director of advanced exploration systems at NASA, says the space agency already uses virtual reality technology in astronaut training and spacecraft simulations, so it was logical to extend that successful model to inspire and educate the next generation of space explorers and scientists.