Sentences with phrase «setting consumer prices»

The agreement will give HBG responsibility for setting consumer prices of its e-books, and the publisher will «benefit from better terms when it delivers lower prices for readers».

Under the multi-year deal announced on Thursday, Amazon confirmed that from early 2015, Hachette will have responsibility for setting consumer prices of its ebooks and will benefit from better terms when it delivers lower prices for readers.

«Hachette will have responsibility for setting consumer prices of its e-books, and will also benefit from better terms when it delivers lower prices for readers,» the companies said in a joint statement.

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Hachette will have responsibility for setting consumer prices of its ebooks, and will also benefit from better terms when it delivers lower prices for readers.

The new multi-year agreement, announced in a joint statement by the two companies, will give HBG responsibility for setting consumer prices for its e-books but provide the publisher with «specific financial incentives» to keep that price low.

Formerly, it was retailers like Amazon, and not publishers, that set consumer prices.

He said Amazon could continue to buy e-books on the same terms it does now — allowing the retailer to set consumer prices — but that the publisher would delay the release of all digital editions by several months after the hardcover publication.

Simon & Schuster, whose recently published works include Walter Isaacson's «The Innovators» and Colm Toibin's «Nora Webster,» will set the consumer prices of its digital books, and Amazon will be able to discount titles in certain situations, according to one person familiar with the agreement.

Not exact matches

Nothing against distributors, it's just nice to be able to set our own prices, to not absorb the cost of a middle - man, not have to raise our prices to support that... because when you do, the consumer ends up paying that cost.

German inflation numbers are also set to be reported later on Monday, with investors expecting the continent's largest economy to record consumer price rises of 1.6 percent.

Although the price hasn't been set for American customers, Chinese consumers will pay 580 yuan — the equivalent of approximately $ 91 — The Wall Street Journal reports.

[2] CPIs, or consumer price indexes, measure changes in price for a set of consumer goods and services.

The Fed left its key short - term rate at 1.5 per cent to 1.75 per cent — the level it set in March after its sixth increase since December 2015 — as it gradually tightens credit to control inflation against the backdrop of a tight labour market and a pickup in consumer prices.

Their art - school background ended up being an asset that helped set them apart from competitors (better user interface), along with a perfect wave of external factors including timing, price, and a shift in consumer preferences towards artisanal experiences.

To cut a long story short, the next set of producer and consumer price inflation data that we received was more reassuring.

According to the Technomic Breakfast report, 45 % of consumers say it's important or extremely important for the foodservice locations they visit for breakfast to offer combo meals that include a breakfast item and a beverage for a set price, while 39 % say it's important for restaurants to serve all - day breakfast.

If a consumer is saying that their costs are going up by 4 per cent because of carbon taxes, gas prices, and so on, you have to ignore that as you do your work around trying to set an interest rate.

With consumer prices in the U.S. possibly set to begin rising on President Trump's more protectionist policies — once he can get them enacted — gold priced in dollars could also be headed higher.

My column this week on the positive aspects of the CRTC's usage based billing decision has generated some sharp disagreement, with some arguing that the pricing set by the Commission is faulty and virtually guaranteed to increase consumer prices (Search Engine covers the issue and arrives at the same conclusion, Peter Nowak does as well).

Price Setting: Milk prices (for consumers as well as processors of butter, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream) are set by the dairy farmers themselves — based on cost of production plus what they determine is the appropriate profit.

In a video programming business that will be increasingly dominated by over-the-top distribution and skinnier bundles, «reach» — the actual percentage of viewers that watch a channel over a set time period — will have a much greater role in defining consumer pricing.

Companies scrambling to set up greenhouses could soon find themselves providing a low - price agricultural input to companies that have invested in the upgrading technology needed to produce gel caps on the medical side or consumer products like drinks on the recreational side, said Linton.

The Tennessee Republican said it's critical to do something as part of this week's must - pass spending bill before insurance companies set their 2019 prices, which could shock consumers this fall.

Headline inflation appears set to creep higher as a rebound in oil prices makes the year - on - year change in consumer prices look increasingly favorable.

Right now their impact may be limited but, according to Gregg Johnson, CEO of Invoca, voice assistants are set to become mainstream in about 18 - 24 months driven by increasing consumer acceptance, falling prices and fierce competition.

The figures showing 0.2 % growth in the core consumer price index come a day after the central bank left its monetary policy unchanged, sticking to the view that it has done enough to generate stable inflation albeit in a slower time frame than originally set out two years ago.

As had been set out in the February Statement, consumer price inflation was forecast to increase gradually to the top of the target band, with the risks to that forecast judged to be weighted to the upside.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr Sims said most consumers may be unaware of Milemaker because its sites are branded Caltex but noted they set retail prices independently of the large fuel supplier.

«Our customers set the price at which they resell our biscuits to consumers,» the spokeswoman said.

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China's appetite for dairy imports is growing again and US consumers are eating more butter and cheese, but recent improvements in global prices are set to be swamped by an even higher tide of milk production from Europe.

An open market, that is, freed from monopoly domination and unnecessary elements of government regulation, a market system open to all, a market where prices are set through the marketplace negotiation between producers and consumers — a relationship in which neither is the price setter.

Finally, the Government is also fulfilling its election commitment made by the then Leader of the Opposition on the 11th July last year to set up a dedicated website that gives consumers a snapshot of local grocery prices.

Where companies are exploiting the failures of the market in which they operate, where consumer choice is inhibited by deliberately complex pricing structures, we must set the market right.

McMahon, R - Syracuse, did not say whether he supports the dollar amounts proposed, but said he does support setting up a process that ties future salary increases to the Consumer Price Index.

He said the decision in March 2012 by the Coalition Government to set a minimum price of 40p on a unit of alcohol to reduce consumption was a reverse of the principle behind traditional price fixing, which had been to protect consumers from sharp rises and guarantee the availability of necessities like beer.

«These provisions could threaten everything from Buy America contracting provisions to New York State's ban on hydro - fracking and setting discounted prices for vital prescription drugs to regulations to protect consumer from noxious financial industry practices,» they wrote.

Who's to Blame To avoid price gouging, consumer advocate Newton and scientist Mills urge insurance companies to be transparent about the models they use for setting premiums — specifically how they factor in catastrophes believed to have been brought on by climate change.

Government - enforced price ceilings set below the market - clearing price and government - enforced price floors set above the market - clearing price distort price signals and incentives to producers and consumers.

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Publishers also get to set the final pricing, and since they are cutting out most of the supply chain, more of the consumer dollar comes back to them.

The trends in other industries will affect consumer expectations in publishing — and in small ways, it already has, with a movement geared to opening copyrighted works to the public, and the US Department of Justice suing all of the «big six» and Apple for price fixing (iBookstore prices differ widely from Amazon's), which will likely give Amazon the upper hand in setting ebook prices in the long run.

Allowing consumers to set the price tends to benefit established writers.

Amazon shocked the publishing world late last week by removing direct access to the Kindle editions as well as printed books from Macmillan, one of the country's six largest publishers, which had said it planned to begin setting higher consumer prices for e-books.

I think as a consumer and someone that has totally taken advantage of there family plans with multiple lines I would like to pay one set price for all my lines with data.

Publishers had long been unhappy with Amazon's strategy of offering top - selling e-books below their cover prices to boost Kindle sales, a legal but controversial tactic publishers argued set consumers» e-book price expectations at an unsustainable low.

While the data showed that $ 2.99 seemed to be the most popular price for authors to set, additional data asked the question if $ 3.99 was not actually a more effective price point in terms of finding new consumers interested in purchasing the book.