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right. i understand why booksellers would be upset that they aren't able to stock a bestselling book. but i don't understand why they're mad at amazon and not a
by kbar13 8y ago
right. i understand why booksellers would be upset that they aren't able to stock a bestselling book. but i don't understand why they're mad at amazon and not at publishers for not working with the author.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y ago> they aren't able to stock a bestselling book They are able. They just don't want to.
- kristianp 8y agoNot really. If they purchase the book from Amazon and resell in their shops, they would be making a loss due to French price restrictions.
- PHGamer 8y agolol what? im kinda curious what the french price restrictions are
- vatueil 8y agoFrom the article: > France is highly supportive of its independent booksellers: it has fixed book prices, and caps discounts at 5%, passing a bill in 2013 to stop retailers such as Amazon from combining the 5% discount with free delivery. > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/15/france-online-books-fixed-price-system https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/15/france-online-...
- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> they would be making a loss due to French price restrictions Which they lobbied for.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoCreatespace authors get a discount and can drop ship bulk orders anywhere. The bookstores just have to purchase through him.