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Posted 11 April 2012 - 08:14 AM
Umm hellooooo Apple, wholesale pricing is what makes the industry work, where all things being the same on some level, the only thing left to fight with is cost advantage. Thus why Windows PC, saturate the market and Mac's don't. Where the least common denominator is the same, in this case both platforms have the same hardware, price is the only last weapon of choice.
I am sure they all would love to sell and e-Book for $20...but this is free money. Once you make one single digital copy, the test of them are just electronic copies that cost nothing to make. It's simply free money. Much like software on the CD. You already are going to make millions, why be greedy?
Whther you read and e-Book using Kindle or Kindle apps on competing platforms, its still the same book. So why charge $10 for a book that cost you nothing to make?
That's greed. As if you aren't making anough money?
Good, sue their arse. Its not the point of whther it si hurting the industry. It is hurting comsumers. if we want what si avail, we surely have to pay for it, but there is no need to proce gouge.
We already pay more at the pump for what gas is actually worth. The cost aren't high because of shortages, its high because of greed.
Of course Apple isn't happy with trying to just be competitive, they simply have to be top dog. This is exactly like how Microosft was in the 90's. Microosft now is more likeable, while Apple is just the corporate personification fo the Devil himself. Who would havethought Microsoft who once waas the Devil, could become more angelic and Apple went the reverse direction?!
I am sure they all would love to sell and e-Book for $20...but this is free money. Once you make one single digital copy, the test of them are just electronic copies that cost nothing to make. It's simply free money. Much like software on the CD. You already are going to make millions, why be greedy?
Whther you read and e-Book using Kindle or Kindle apps on competing platforms, its still the same book. So why charge $10 for a book that cost you nothing to make?
That's greed. As if you aren't making anough money?
Good, sue their arse. Its not the point of whther it si hurting the industry. It is hurting comsumers. if we want what si avail, we surely have to pay for it, but there is no need to proce gouge.
We already pay more at the pump for what gas is actually worth. The cost aren't high because of shortages, its high because of greed.
Of course Apple isn't happy with trying to just be competitive, they simply have to be top dog. This is exactly like how Microosft was in the 90's. Microosft now is more likeable, while Apple is just the corporate personification fo the Devil himself. Who would havethought Microsoft who once waas the Devil, could become more angelic and Apple went the reverse direction?!
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 10:07 AM
QUADICON, on 11 April 2012 - 08:14 AM, said:
Umm hellooooo Apple, wholesale pricing is what makes the industry work, where all things being the same on some level, the only thing left to fight with is cost advantage. Thus why Windows PC, saturate the market and Mac's don't. Where the least common denominator is the same, in this case both platforms have the same hardware, price is the only last weapon of choice.
I am sure they all would love to sell and e-Book for $20...but this is free money. Once you make one single digital copy, the test of them are just electronic copies that cost nothing to make. It's simply free money. Much like software on the CD. You already are going to make millions, why be greedy?
Whther you read and e-Book using Kindle or Kindle apps on competing platforms, its still the same book. So why charge $10 for a book that cost you nothing to make?
That's greed. As if you aren't making anough money?
Good, sue their arse. Its not the point of whther it si hurting the industry. It is hurting comsumers. if we want what si avail, we surely have to pay for it, but there is no need to proce gouge.
We already pay more at the pump for what gas is actually worth. The cost aren't high because of shortages, its high because of greed.
Of course Apple isn't happy with trying to just be competitive, they simply have to be top dog. This is exactly like how Microosft was in the 90's. Microosft now is more likeable, while Apple is just the corporate personification fo the Devil himself. Who would havethought Microsoft who once waas the Devil, could become more angelic and Apple went the reverse direction?!
I am sure they all would love to sell and e-Book for $20...but this is free money. Once you make one single digital copy, the test of them are just electronic copies that cost nothing to make. It's simply free money. Much like software on the CD. You already are going to make millions, why be greedy?
Whther you read and e-Book using Kindle or Kindle apps on competing platforms, its still the same book. So why charge $10 for a book that cost you nothing to make?
That's greed. As if you aren't making anough money?
Good, sue their arse. Its not the point of whther it si hurting the industry. It is hurting comsumers. if we want what si avail, we surely have to pay for it, but there is no need to proce gouge.
We already pay more at the pump for what gas is actually worth. The cost aren't high because of shortages, its high because of greed.
Of course Apple isn't happy with trying to just be competitive, they simply have to be top dog. This is exactly like how Microosft was in the 90's. Microosft now is more likeable, while Apple is just the corporate personification fo the Devil himself. Who would havethought Microsoft who once waas the Devil, could become more angelic and Apple went the reverse direction?!
Dog eat dog. Other people's money. Greed is good. Unsavory, yes (at least to me); but that's the reality.
This post has been edited by artzy65: 11 April 2012 - 10:08 AM
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 11:25 AM
I hope Apple losses lots of money because of this. Apple could not compete with Amazon book pricing, so it screwed everyone so it could get into the ebook market. Apple and the Publishers should have to refund all funds over 9.99 per book.
Shame on you Apple!
Shame on you Apple!
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 11:28 AM
Tom Dupree, book publishing veteran and guru offers a new entry on his blog about the settlements thus far...
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E-Book Prices Headed Back Down?
by Tom Dupree
The Wall Street Journal reports today that at least three of five large publishers -- Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster -- have agreed to settlle a DOJ lawsuit alleging e-book price collusion. Part of the settlement stipulates that the publishers will not prevent discounting of e-books for two years. This means that we could soon see the return of $9.99 e-bestsellers...
http://tomdup.wordpr...aded-back-down/
by Tom Dupree
The Wall Street Journal reports today that at least three of five large publishers -- Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster -- have agreed to settlle a DOJ lawsuit alleging e-book price collusion. Part of the settlement stipulates that the publishers will not prevent discounting of e-books for two years. This means that we could soon see the return of $9.99 e-bestsellers...
http://tomdup.wordpr...aded-back-down/
This post has been edited by nonseq: 11 April 2012 - 11:28 AM
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