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It's potentially dangerous for Amazon to do this. They are essentially squeezing their suppliers in the same way Walmart does, which could potentially make room
by ssp 16y ago
It's potentially dangerous for Amazon to do this. They are essentially squeezing their suppliers in the same way Walmart does, which could potentially make room for a competitor to target the higher price-points.
The more Amazon squeezes, the more high-quality authors such a competitor could get exclusive deals with. Once that happens, Amazon has lost something really important: the fact that you never have to go elsewhere.
- runevault 16y agoPotentially true but at least B&N has fallen in line with their PubIt! platform for indie authors on the Nook. Exact same pricing structure to revenue sharing %s. And last I knew B&N is the only thing even CLOSE to competition for the Kindle store right now, and even it is way behind.
- xenophanes 16y agoWhat about iBooks?
- runevault 16y agoiBooks isn't even a blip last I heard. After all you can just read kindle and nook books on your iPad. Selection is crap too so most people I've ever asked don't even look these days it seems like.