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Actually, the announcement is now at the Amazon's home page. Next step: make e-books cheaper! http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-version-expensive-paperback-version

• AzAngel 15y ago
  They used to, but then the publishers forced them to accept the agency model of e-book pricing.
  • shoota 15y ago
    Actually, I believe it was Apple who promoted the agency model on the iPad which forced Amazon to convert to the agency model as well.
    • jonknee 15y ago
      It was still the publishers, Apple just made themselves into a poker chip the publishers could use to play against Amazon.
      • shoota 15y ago
        Sure ultimately it was the publisher's decision to go to the agency model but if Apple and Amazon held firm it would have been a win for the consumer. Apple decided to take a swipe at one of its competitors which in the end hurt consumers by allowing for ebooks to be priced artificially.
        • culturestate 15y ago
          eBook prices were artificial to begin with. Amazon was known to take a loss when necessary to set the price ceiling at $9.99, which (as you can imagine) would hurt competitors who couldn't absorb losses like that.
• rbanffy 15y ago
  > Next step: make e-books cheaper! Don't sell your freedoms that easily. I'd rather have Amazon sell the DRM-free.
  • zer0her0 15y ago
    DRM free ePub is my dream, but sadly I don't think that will happen.
    • rbanffy 15y ago
      Not until we stop paying for DRM-encumbered content. Kindles and Nooks are subsidized by the sale of DRM encumbered goods. If we buy them and use only DRM-free content, we will exert pressure on Amazon and Barnes and Noble to drop DRM on books (or, at least, offer content in non-DRM-encumbered forms) and thus, generate the same pressure to others who require DRM.