Amazon: Macmillan ebook prices "needlessly high"

[ewdi]

Amazon have retaliated in the ongoing ebook pricing war with Macmillan, after the publisher released a statement this weekend pushing their reasons for raising ebook bestsellers to $14.99. Describing Macmillan as having "a monopoly over their own titles", Amazon hammer home the point that they reckon $14.99 is "needlessly high" for an ebook, but also say they "will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan's terms".




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[caps]

i cant wait to see what kind of prices im going to be looking at when i get my iPad

[Evan]

Originally Posted by caps

i cant wait to see what kind of prices im going to be looking at when i get my iPad

Have you purchased books from Amazon's Kindle store in the past? Or would buying eBooks be a new thing for you, when you pick up your iPad?

[caps]

it would be a new thing for me :-)

[niuniu]

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[niuniu]

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[niuniu]

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[niuniu]

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[niuniu]

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[amandalisa]

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