tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post3563990206457695334..comments2024-02-01T12:31:52.518-05:00Comments on Personanondata: Amazon.com and Book PricingMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121709548793388116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-82369052968601784472009-02-09T14:47:00.000-05:002009-02-09T14:47:00.000-05:00Without contributing my own perspective I am glad ...Without contributing my own perspective I am glad to find this article that opens up the problems facing publishers. If you are interested in book pricing or the ways in which the industry could be restructured (especially in the UK), I would really appreciate it if you took the time to fill out my poll. It's for my dissertation, I'm trying to find out more about public perceptions of the price structure. It will take seconds. Thankyou in advance.<BR/>http://www.oneminutepoll.com/OneMinutePoll/OneMinuteSurvey.aspx?SID=-2147480567Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-38828825998229719862008-04-22T09:08:00.000-04:002008-04-22T09:08:00.000-04:00Mike Shatzkin's discussion about book pricing is r...Mike Shatzkin's discussion about book pricing is right on the mark. But lest anyone think this is all theory, a recent skirmish in England brings the matter into sharp focus. When Penguin UK sold books directly from its website at a price lower than Amazon's, there was speculation on just how Amazon might retaliate. Here's what the correspondent said:<BR/><BR/>"There are fears that Amazon may retaliate by regarding a publisher’s online price as the recommended retail price and applying its trading terms to that. If a publisher discounts a £20 book to £15 online and Amazon has a contract for a 50 per cent discount on the full price, Amazon would pay the company £7.50 instead of £10. Publishers say that this would be unfair and could ultimately drive up prices."<BR/><BR/>As publishers begin to focus on direct sales as a possible profit source, we're going to see more elbows thrown, just as Mike Shatzkin's piece suggests.<BR/><BR/>Richard CurtisE-Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06989613581665519547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-20853106651249892482008-04-22T09:03:00.000-04:002008-04-22T09:03:00.000-04:00I think there is a link between the opening exampl...I think there is a link between the opening example (Amazon's expectation that POD publishers use BookSurge) and the emerging problem with retail pricing on publishers' web sites.<BR/><BR/>In both cases, tools that provide consumers with improved awareness and discovery have prompted companies at various points along the publishing value chain to test ways to capture more of the overall value. Whether with BookSurge or direct selling, the "traditional" roles have blurred. In both cases, it also feels as if Amazon is using its position to increase its share of the overall pie. Understandable, and as Mike points out, valid in the argument against direct selling, but worrisome when your retailer is making moves to become your printer, as well.Brian O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551229905347960053noreply@blogger.com