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Ever wonder why Amazon no longer has a monopoly on eBooks? onehandle Apr 2012 #1
nice spin, but price fixing is price fixing :) Vehl Apr 2012 #2
And Amazon wants to build they empire on the backs of authors and publishers. onehandle Apr 2012 #3
lol nice strawman! Vehl Apr 2012 #5
They made the same kind of deals with record companies when they introduced itunes. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #42
Amazon is leading Direct Publishing. joshcryer Apr 2012 #18
+1 Direct/Self Publishing is the future, and the Publishing houses dont like that Vehl Apr 2012 #28
"On the backs of authors and publishers.." -- you don't know many authors, do you? X_Digger Apr 2012 #20
+1, publishing is dying off, very quickly. joshcryer Apr 2012 #21
Exactly! nt Vehl Apr 2012 #29
Heh. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #24
Damn right it is.... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #14
A little more info from before the suit: The Straight Story Apr 2012 #13
illegal ebook downloads are just as prevalent as illegal mp3 downloads DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2012 #4
yep Vehl Apr 2012 #6
Why not sue Amazon? frazzled Apr 2012 #7
The issue is twofold Vehl Apr 2012 #8
Examples of your #1? emulatorloo Apr 2012 #9
A Game of Thrones Vehl Apr 2012 #27
I think the right price is somewhere in the middle rebecca_herman Apr 2012 #38
The right price 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #53
Depends on the book/genre/type Spike89 Apr 2012 #61
Just read this Nation article on Amazon's bullying and illegal practices frazzled Apr 2012 #17
Nah, more profit couldn't have had anything to do with it. joshcryer Apr 2012 #19
Apple wasn't exactly offering generous terms. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #39
Yes they were. 100% price control for 30% revenue sharing. joshcryer Apr 2012 #51
Publishers went to Apple cos they wanted to keep their margins Vehl Apr 2012 #30
I wouldn't say they're obsolete rebecca_herman Apr 2012 #37
You can have your self-published vanity books frazzled Apr 2012 #49
Good quality should not be a barrier to the market place. joshcryer Apr 2012 #55
Yowza! And I thought Amazon prices (something 90% of paper versions) were bad! 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #23
yep, check post 27 Vehl Apr 2012 #31
I have both a Kindle and a Kindle Fire ... spin Apr 2012 #10
I have an original Kindle and a Fire as well and follow basically the same policy.. truebrit71 Apr 2012 #15
How absurd rebecca_herman Apr 2012 #22
I have no problem with your calling e-books, "fake books" ... spin Apr 2012 #25
Again, how absurd to assume everyone would feel the same as you do rebecca_herman Apr 2012 #26
I Agree Vehl Apr 2012 #32
Yep, to each their own rebecca_herman Apr 2012 #33
If you have a pc, you can read almost all ebook formats Vehl Apr 2012 #34
yeah, I read free short story type books on my computer rebecca_herman Apr 2012 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Apr 2012 #50
Where did I say that I have any problem with your reading dead tree books? spin Apr 2012 #43
it's the terminology you use rebecca_herman Apr 2012 #44
If you lived in north Florida where I do ... spin Apr 2012 #47
The other thing to consider with "dead tree books" kentauros Apr 2012 #45
You're like a walking advertisement. girl gone mad Apr 2012 #41
Digital readers are not conductive to long attention spans? ... spin Apr 2012 #46
It varies by person. However, going out over my students every bit of tech.... Pholus Apr 2012 #48
I think that is in part a human->computer assimilation. joshcryer Apr 2012 #59
+1 (Own a Kindle and a Nook myself) The Straight Story Apr 2012 #11
Great news. For a split second, I considered the Kindle ecstatic Apr 2012 #12
AAPL is toast on this and should have settled long ago taught_me_patience Apr 2012 #16
Thank you for posting this! kentauros Apr 2012 #35
Thank you! Good blog! joshcryer Apr 2012 #52
I just posted there, kentauros Apr 2012 #62
wow, DOJ is going after price collusion on E-books... ibegurpard Apr 2012 #40
The entire publishing industry needs to be occupied, imho. OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #54
I think we'll have an OPDS + music + games + Bitcoin style setup in the future. joshcryer Apr 2012 #56
You're right. OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #57
If you look at media we have iTunes (music), Netflix (video), Amazon (ebooks), Steam (videogames). joshcryer Apr 2012 #60
That's actually a pretty cool vision. :) OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #63
As someone who prefers regular hand held books Xyzse Apr 2012 #58
An FYI for this thread: Publishers Weekly article OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #64
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