Comments on: Amazon, Macmillan, Agency Models, and Quality (Oh My)

By: The agency model is the wrong trousers | Arthur Attwell

The agency model is the wrong trousers | Arthur Attwell — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:29:12 +0000

[...] question is if publishers know how to find the right retail price”. A key issue here, as Kassia Krozser explains, is that “Publishers have made bad arguments when it comes to ebook pricing. They confuse [...]

By: Entretien avec François Gèze (3/3) | Lectureslab.ch

Entretien avec François Gèze (3/3) | Lectureslab.ch — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:23:14 +0000

[...] sur les e-books, du moins ceux des grands groupes d’édition, qui ont réussi à lui imposer le agency model (contrat de mandat). Reste que le modèle monopolistique « sauvage » à l’américaine, [...]

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By: Macmillan’s ‘agency model’ victory over Amazon = publisher pricing power? « Digital Presse

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:38:21 +0000

[...] the agency model could be more than a dream soon. Last month, publisher Macmillan demanded power over pricing in their dealings with Amazon, leading the key-market retailer to pull nearly all Macmillan titles [...]

By: Gale Laure

Gale Laure — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:38:04 +0000

As an author who is selling both hardcopy books (trade paperback) and ebooks (Kindle & many other forms) of my work via the Internet booksellers and Bookstores, I have only a few concerns. First I must always own my copyright and second I must make as much in royalties as I can. I leave the nuts and bolts of selling to the booksellers and publishers. As far as setting the price – I believe the publisher should perform market research and set the MSRP accordingly. The bookseller can sell the book for as much or as little as they wish. The bookseller should keep in mind their own profit margin.

By: Rich Adin

Rich Adin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:31:58 +0000

Kassia, I have started a Hall of Shame at my blog (www.americaneditor.wordpress.com) where readers can let others know about books — print and ebooks — with editing and formatting problems.

By: Daithi

Daithi — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:18:33 +0000

I have to say that I am completely perplexed my media’s reactions to this story. Macmillan wants 70% of $15 when they were getting 50% of the cover price (typically around $28). Is $10.50 more than $14 in the bizzaro world of publishing? The authors get less money too. Macmillan pays 20% of net, and I’m pretty sure 20% of $10.50 is less than 20% of $14. AND the customer has to pay 50% more. This is utterly bizzare.

BTW, Amazon does not require DRM. The publishers have the ability to determine whether or not DRM is included on a book.

By: Self-Publishing Review — Blog — Amazon v. Macmillan: Authors, Are You Backing The Right Horse?

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:47:11 +0000

[...] instead of the $9.99 pricetag that’s become standard for Kindle bestsellers. Per a report on Booksquare, Macmillan may have plans to price their Kindle books across a range, anywhere from $4.99-$14.99, [...]

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#FollowReader: Controvers-E « Follow The Reader — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:06:58 +0000

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By: Literature Crazy

Literature Crazy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:00:13 +0000

@Theresa M. Moore

B&N has released the Nook–it just depends on when you purchased it. Ship date is running approximately 2-3 weeks behind purchase date (it was more like 5-6 weeks). Their advertising of being “sold out” is kind of misleading; they’re not “sold out” (because that would be technically impossible) since they’re doing a manufacture-on-demand model of sorts.