Sentences with phrase «under the agency model publishers»

The stated goal was to mandate retail prices for Kindle books, and all other ebooks under the agency model publishers» control, at levels that would be 30 to 50 percent higher than the $ 9.99 price that Amazon had previously set for Kindle Store new releases.

Not exact matches

That statement was that Apple could not engage in book discounting under the agency model for at least two years, and then it could only negotiate terms of the so - called «agency model» (in which the publishers set the prices of their books, not the retailer) with one publisher at a time spread out over a period of six months each.

Three, if you take the time to shop around to the smaller sites or if you keep an eye on which publishers aren't operating under the agency model, you can find better prices.

«As Apple prepared to introduce its first iPad, the late Steve Jobs, then its chief executive, suggested moving to an «agency model,» under which the publishers would set the price of the book and Apple would take a 30 % cut.

While Amazon originally worked under the wholesale model, which afforded the retailer the opportunity to sell ebooks at less than their cost in order to push sales of their Kindle e-readers, the alleged collusion between Apple and five of the Big Six publishers actually refers to their switch to an agency pricing model, which allowed publishers to set the price of the ebooks for the retailers.

Industry insiders and general interested parties proclaimed that under the new Agency model being adapted by major publishers in determining global eBook prices, violates anti-trust and anti-competitive laws.

The Agency model is also under fire right now, especially in Europe where the EU is launching a major investigating in Publisher Price Cartels where price fixing is illegal.

Add into the mix the fact that publishers have admitted they make less money per title under the agency model than they did before and you have the answer to who is harmed.

Because retailer discounting is prohibited by the agency agreements, retailers have been prevented from introducing innovative sales models or promotions with respect to Publisher Defendants» e-books, such as offering e-books under an «all - you - can - read» subscription model where consumers would pay a flat monthly fee.

I agree the 10 % would remain the same but it's 10 % of the publisher's revenue, not the retailer's sale price, and under the new agency model the publisher's revenue (as Macmillan has explicitly stated) would be less, hence the author's revenue would also be less.

Under the terms of the Hachette's settlement of the Department of Justice lawsuit, the existing contracts which allowed for the agency pricing model had to be scrapped and rewritten, a job which simply takes a lot of time and effort from parties for both the publisher and the retailers.

This is because ebooks are sold under the agency model where the publisher sets the price and gets 70 % of each sale, and the retailer gets the remaining 30 %.

Under the so - called agency pricing model, publishers keep roughly 70 % of the revenue from each individual sale, with Amazon receiving an estimated 30 % as their fee.

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.

Under the agency model, a publisher sets a retail price for a specific book, which establishes a level playing field for all resellers.

Under the agency model — one of the factors that led the investigators to believe that anti-trust violations had taken place between Apple and five of the Big Six publishers, including HarperCollins — publishers get to set the price of ebooks, rather than retailers; under the previous wholesale model, retailers could purchase books directly from the publishers, then turn around and sell those titles for any amount, even taking a loss on the books in order to boost sales of other prodUnder the agency model — one of the factors that led the investigators to believe that anti-trust violations had taken place between Apple and five of the Big Six publishers, including HarperCollins — publishers get to set the price of ebooks, rather than retailers; under the previous wholesale model, retailers could purchase books directly from the publishers, then turn around and sell those titles for any amount, even taking a loss on the books in order to boost sales of other produnder the previous wholesale model, retailers could purchase books directly from the publishers, then turn around and sell those titles for any amount, even taking a loss on the books in order to boost sales of other products.

This settlement will allow retailers to set the price of ebooks again, meaning the publishers will have to negotiate all new contracts with their retailers and agree to abandon the «agency model» that was established under the supposed anti-trust violations.

Ebooks on Apple's iBookstore rose to the range of $ 12.99 to $ 14.99 under Apple's agency pricing model, which allows book publishers to set the price of an ebook while Apple takes a 30 percent cut.

The publishers noted that while they continue to sell e-books under the wholesale model, they have «benefitted significantly» — along with authors, booksellers and consumers, — from the ability of the Big Six publishers to adopt the agency pricing model with Amazon, since those arrangements, «contributed dramatically to increased competition and diversification in the distribution of e-books.»

For NON agency publishers the removal of the DRM requirement would let the retailer drop their price and still make the same margin after costs under the wholesale model.

But, in January 2010, each of the Publisher Defendants did an about - face and suddenly advised Google that they were switching to an agency model and would no longer be offering books under wholesale terms,» Cote wrote.

Even if Apple and Amazon were on the same agency arrangement with a Publisher, and that Publisher were able to move the retail price of the e-book to the top of the Apple price tier and sell it for $ 12.99, the Publisher would still receive less revenue under the agency model: $ 9.10 instead of the $ 13.00 in revenue under the wholesale model.

Under the agency model (described in further detail here), publishers set the final sale price of an e-book, and the retailer (like Amazon, B&N, or Apple) collects a cut, usually 30 %.

Between lower prices for indie and non-Big 5 publishers and Kindle Unlimited, I am reading a lot more than if I bought only Big 5 e-books priced under their modified agency pricing model.

If one publisher insisted on the agency model, selling Stephen King's books for $ 9.99, they would make more money per sale, but lose more over the long run because another publisher would offer their books under the usual terms, letting the retailer set the price.

In Cue's first meeting with a publisher, with HarperCollins, an executive floated the idea of working with Apple under an agency model.

Under the agency model, when the publisher mandated a retail price of $ 12.99 to $ 14.99 for an ebook, it stood to receive 70 % from Amazon or another retailer — or somewhere between $ 9 and $ 10.50.

Because when the big publishers colluded with Apple to raise prices under the Agency model, $ 12.99 and $ 14.99 were the price points for ebooks.

Now, of course, the publishers stand to lose even more under the agency model.

He explained that, under the agreements, Apple would «go to [an] agency model, where [publishers] set the price, and we get our 30 %, and yes, the customer pays a little more, but that's what [publishers] want anyway.»

One other note on March's decrease from February's sales: just like sales dipped to their lowest point of the year last April, the first month that 5 of the «Big 6» publishers raised e-book prices under «agency model» pricing, March 1 marked the date when Random House joined ranks and embraced the agency model as well.

Both these deals are under the Agency Model — 70 % cut for Publishers and the freedom to set their own prices.

Under the agency model, book publishers set their own e-book prices and the retailer (agent) receives a commission.

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.

Random House is not involved in any of the investigations and is free to continue selling e-books under the agency model, as are any other publishers who adopted the model later.

Under the traditional wholesale model, which is used for print books and was used for e-books as well until publishers adopted the agency model in 2010, publishers set a book's suggested retail price and retailers can discount the books to any price that they want.

Under the traditional wholesale model, which is used for print books and was used for e-books as well until publishers adopted the agency model in 2010, publishers set a bookâ $ ™ s retail price and retailers can discount the books to any price that they want.»

For those who are unaware, the retailer and the publisher have been locked in a dispute over contract terms; Amazon wants to remain under the wholesale model in which it gets to determine the price of the ebooks it sells, even if that means taking a loss in order to pass the savings on to the customer, and Hachette wants to go to the briefly - instituted agency model in which the publisher determines the price.

Under the agency model, Publisher A sets price B and Retailer C receives some fraction of B. Under the wholesale model, however, Retailer C is free to set the retail price as high as that same said B set by the Publisher.

Under the agency model, the publisher is the only party that can discount e-books, and an e-book's price must be the same across all retailers (i.e., an e-book can't go on sale at just one retailer).

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.

There was nothing illegal per se about the contracts the publishers had with Amazon or that the publishers were able to set the retail price under those contracts (Apple was doing business under an agency model for years before they got into ebooks and continues to for its app and music sales).

It might be fortunate for Amazon that the Big 5 aren't in KU as the trad publishers have reverted to high pricing under the agency model and the cash strain of paying out, for example, $ 7 per borrow on a best - seller could be crippling even for a giant company such as Amazon.