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Why's that? Aemon Send a noteboard - 01/02/2010 06:55:35 PM
It sounds to me like just a typical business fight. Amazon wants to make money by selling ebooks for cheap, so that it can popularize ebooks, sell its reader hardware, etc. Macmillan wants to profit by keeping ebooks expensive, in a "status quo" type move.

Neither company seems to be doing anything particularly underhanded or slimy, as far as I can tell. If anything, Macmillan seems to be the one in the wrong. Amazon already pays them wholesale prices per-copy, so why shouldn't Amazon be able to set their own prices and lose money if they want?

Anyway, my subject line was an honest question: why is Amazon losing you as a customer over this? I realize you know a lot more about the subject than I do. I'm curious what's so bad about this move. :)
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Amazon Accepts Macmillan’s Demand for Higher E-Book Prices mapthis - 01/02/2010 04:21:35 PM 1518 Views
Amazon lost me as a customer over all this *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 05:52:53 PM 487 Views
Why's that? Aemon - 01/02/2010 06:55:35 PM 1104 Views
I sum it up here kcf - 01/02/2010 08:42:02 PM 1418 Views
That's an interesting point. And I have an opposite reaction. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 08:56:16 PM 918 Views
I like that they are public - I dislike that they affect the public so directly kcf - 01/02/2010 08:59:41 PM 1142 Views
To each his own. I come away with the opposite reaction and like Amazon even more. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 09:35:10 PM 861 Views
I agree with you. I like what Amazon did. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 12:45:10 AM 993 Views
I think his complaint is that he feels Amazon is using public opinion to pressure suppliers. Aemon - 01/02/2010 09:04:16 PM 856 Views
thats a big part of it kcf - 01/02/2010 09:09:15 PM 1242 Views
It's a good tactic. I would have done the same thing. *NM* The Shrike - 01/02/2010 09:36:31 PM 450 Views
Is it though - Amazon's stock is way down today. Seems the tactic failed *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 09:53:06 PM 457 Views
Apple stocks have gone down on days after major announcements too. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 10:04:04 PM 824 Views
agreed - short term doesn't mean much *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 10:08:01 PM 448 Views
Still, your overall point stands. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 11:10:25 PM 846 Views
yep - apparently they read the move as a sign of weakness *NM* kcf - 01/02/2010 11:20:04 PM 498 Views
Macmillan will lose out when people like myself choose to find the book elsewhere. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 06:46:10 PM 839 Views
How easy is it to find books now? Rebekah - 01/02/2010 06:53:43 PM 781 Views
Pretty easily, actually. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 07:07:11 PM 1252 Views
That's excellent. Rebekah - 01/02/2010 08:19:55 PM 1033 Views
Screens are good. Aemon - 01/02/2010 08:50:08 PM 1050 Views
Two words: Leather cover. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 08:54:37 PM 910 Views
True, I do remember liking the cover. It's much nicer than what comes with the Sony. Aemon - 01/02/2010 09:02:56 PM 1074 Views
This is what I have. It sounds like what you have for your Sony. The Shrike - 01/02/2010 09:39:02 PM 1108 Views
Unless you like a lot of old books, or have fairly eclectic tastes, you should be all set. Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:11:30 PM 1244 Views
If you do like a lot of old books ranagrande - 01/02/2010 07:16:20 PM 910 Views
Yep, definitely true. I wasn't thinking quite that old, though. Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:24:49 PM 999 Views
$12.99 to $14.99 for a fiction ebook is ridiculous. *NM* everynametaken - 01/02/2010 07:44:20 PM 499 Views
Agreed. *NM* Legolas - 01/02/2010 07:46:33 PM 417 Views
Then again, it's half the price of a print version, for essentially the same product / experience. Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:50:29 PM 827 Views
That's the thing, it's not. Legolas - 01/02/2010 08:24:08 PM 857 Views
Re: That's the thing, it's not. Aemon - 01/02/2010 08:55:35 PM 1054 Views
Because, as Aemon says, that's how price discrimination works. Ghavrel - 01/02/2010 11:31:14 PM 813 Views
Not really. I buy new hardcover releases at Borders for around 18 to 20. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 12:34:08 AM 1014 Views
I don't know about that. Rebekah - 01/02/2010 08:21:05 PM 925 Views
not really, i buy brand new paperbacks for 6.99 *NM* Apsalar Shadowdancer - 02/02/2010 12:21:16 AM 392 Views
Mass markets, yeah. nossy - 02/02/2010 12:19:25 PM 837 Views
That is bananas. Elaine - 01/02/2010 07:46:28 PM 850 Views
"Most newly released..." Aemon - 01/02/2010 07:55:19 PM 1082 Views
People pay that sort of money for DVd and more for Blue Ray random thoughts - 01/02/2010 08:00:47 PM 899 Views
Physical copy is rather important in that case, you know... at least to me. jh - 01/02/2010 08:54:05 PM 1016 Views
I was with you till that last sentence. Aemon - 01/02/2010 08:58:58 PM 1072 Views
I really don't think it is that different random thoughts - 01/02/2010 10:01:20 PM 864 Views
If you have issues with eBook pricing, read this link kcf - 01/02/2010 08:46:47 PM 1226 Views
He makes good points... Ghavrel - 01/02/2010 11:37:22 PM 879 Views
I am unimpressed by his arguments. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 01:06:03 AM 893 Views
Good for MacMillan. I'll cheer on anyone who takes a stab against e-books. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 04:00:05 AM 947 Views
Whaaa? Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 04:08:50 AM 893 Views
Yes, of course. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 04:33:13 AM 986 Views
In ten years you'll have an ebook reader. Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 05:34:57 AM 989 Views
I know. That's the problem. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 12:56:32 PM 437 Views
Oh, hush. Go sit in the corner and listen to your 8-track while the rest of us enjoy The Future. *NM* Aemon - 02/02/2010 02:37:33 PM 475 Views
The lower prices, the increased profit, or the ecological benefit? *NM* Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 05:17:13 PM 375 Views
The gradual loss of physical books. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 05:32:39 PM 390 Views
Mmm. I detect an illogical argument. Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 05:35:14 PM 812 Views
Obviously they won't disappear completely, or even that fast. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 11:04:47 PM 841 Views
Why not? It'll spur the growth of used book stores. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/02/2010 01:29:56 AM 371 Views
It will increase the number of books available random thoughts - 02/02/2010 01:55:05 PM 3137 Views
One apt analogy is the widespread use of recording tools like Pro Tools. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 08:07:22 PM 984 Views
There are already comapnies offering editng services random thoughts - 02/02/2010 10:30:28 PM 836 Views
Uh, so what you want to dictate is the medium by which people read? You have no right. everynametaken - 02/02/2010 08:01:09 PM 945 Views
And again let me add that it's not necessarily one or the other. Ghavrel - 02/02/2010 10:09:20 PM 793 Views
That would be awesome. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 11:02:42 PM 783 Views
Obviously I'm not dictating anything. I'm stating my view. lord-of-shadow - 02/02/2010 11:01:41 PM 1062 Views
Good Lord! *NM* everynametaken - 02/02/2010 07:58:03 PM 379 Views
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