Comments on: Amazon to set its own prices for forthcoming UK Kindle e-book store http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:44:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Angie http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1179015 Angie Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:59:16 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1179015 "in the UK is that the law does not allow the manufacturer to set the price – it is solely up to the vendor." I'm so jealous. My ebook buying has decreased dramatically since agency pricing went into effect here in the States. Shopping for reasonably priced ebooks has led me to lesser known authors that I enjoy, but unfortunately that also takes a lot of time(reading excerpts, reviews, recs, etc.) which is often in limited supply. I've gone back to the library for the popular, pricey titles. “in the UK is that the law does not allow the manufacturer to set the price – it is solely up to the vendor.”

I’m so jealous. My ebook buying has decreased dramatically since agency pricing went into effect here in the States. Shopping for reasonably priced ebooks has led me to lesser known authors that I enjoy, but unfortunately that also takes a lot of time(reading excerpts, reviews, recs, etc.) which is often in limited supply. I’ve gone back to the library for the popular, pricey titles.

]]> By: Frode Aleksandersen http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1178622 Frode Aleksandersen Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:21:14 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1178622 For the ebooks themselves they've already had separate prices for different regions based on your location settings. All that's new is that those Kindle ebooks now show up in the UK store as well. Instead of examining the price of the Kindle, I think you should take a closer look at the price difference for ebooks - there's a much bigger percentage difference there. For the ebooks themselves they’ve already had separate prices for different regions based on your location settings. All that’s new is that those Kindle ebooks now show up in the UK store as well. Instead of examining the price of the Kindle, I think you should take a closer look at the price difference for ebooks – there’s a much bigger percentage difference there.

]]> By: Mark Bestley http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1178424 Mark Bestley Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:51:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1178424 Perhaps the reason for the publishers not setting prices in the UK is that the law does not allow the manufacturer to set the price - it is solely up to the vendor. See ending of Net Book Agreement (Wikipedia suggests this is true in the EU as well) Perhaps the reason for the publishers not setting prices in the UK is that the law does not allow the manufacturer to set the price – it is solely up to the vendor. See ending of Net Book Agreement (Wikipedia suggests this is true in the EU as well)

]]> By: Mike Scott http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1178340 Mike Scott Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:53:15 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1178340 Why does everyone always do this? You're comparing a price exclusive of sales tax ($139) with one that includes VAT (£109), which is obviously stupid. You should be comparing the prices before sales tax, in which case $139 compares with £92.77, and the price difference is actually negligible. Why does everyone always do this? You’re comparing a price exclusive of sales tax ($139) with one that includes VAT (£109), which is obviously stupid. You should be comparing the prices before sales tax, in which case $139 compares with £92.77, and the price difference is actually negligible.

]]> By: Andrys http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1177637 Andrys Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:10:18 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1177637 "Taking a peak" too, because they were obviously high on the progress in the filling of the store. I did think, at first, they were being ironic. “Taking a peak” too, because they were obviously high on the progress in the filling of the store.

I did think, at first, they were being ironic.

]]> By: Andrys http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1177623 Andrys Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:04:54 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1177623 Chris, That's the best kind of price-fixing -- lower, lower, lower :-) Felix, http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/ "iPad A magical and revolutionary product [ What was that again? ] at an unbelievable price 429 British Pounds" "iPad will be available in the UK (and Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland) on Friday 28 May." http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2010/05/21/ipad-uk-first-ibooks-appear-on-uk-store/ 'With iPad UK launch day now less than a week away, Apple is still beavering away at the iPad UK app store with the first iBooks hitting the virtual shelves. We’ve been wandering through the virtual stacks to take a peak at the first UK iBooks… Rather starting than [sic] new books, Apple is beginning to fill the iBooks store with the free Project Gutenberg titles. We’re promised 30,000 classic texts to choose from when its finished. We’ve already spotted virtual tomes by Dickens and Sir Walter Scott." Just like in the iPhone apps and iPad apps sections of the store, the iBook store will offer up some featured titles. Currently it’s showing Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War (which Steve Jobs should read in the wake of Google TV) and recommending Jules Verne. ' === Chris,
That’s the best kind of price-fixing — lower, lower, lower :-)

Felix,
http://www.apple.com/uk/ipad/

“iPad
A magical and revolutionary product
[ What was that again? ]

at an unbelievable price
429 British Pounds”

“iPad will be available in the UK (and Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland) on Friday 28 May.”

http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2010/05/21/ipad-uk-first-ibooks-appear-on-uk-store/

‘With iPad UK launch day now less than a week away, Apple is still beavering away at the iPad UK app store with the first iBooks hitting the virtual shelves. We’ve been wandering through the virtual stacks to take a peak at the first UK iBooks…

Rather starting than [sic] new books, Apple is beginning to fill the iBooks store with the free Project Gutenberg titles. We’re promised 30,000 classic texts to choose from when its finished. We’ve already spotted virtual tomes by Dickens and Sir Walter Scott.”

Just like in the iPhone apps and iPad apps sections of the store, the iBook store will offer up some featured titles. Currently it’s showing Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War (which Steve Jobs should read in the wake of Google TV) and recommending Jules Verne. ‘
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]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1177571 Chris Meadows Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:40:47 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1177571 Oops, fixed the price error. Thanks for pointing that out. (Hope that doesn't count as "price-fixing", I'd have to have Europeans mad at me! :)) Oops, fixed the price error. Thanks for pointing that out.

(Hope that doesn’t count as “price-fixing”, I’d have to have Europeans mad at me! :) )

]]> By: Felix Torres http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1177553 Felix Torres Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:32:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1177553 Who knows? Maybe the Price-Fix Five are reconsidering. In the US they are now bound by contract to the boat- anchor pricing scheme but not in the UK. In fact, Penguin is now proclaiming to be a champion of ebooks over there! http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/29/penguin-john-makinson-ebooks (It might have something to do with their ebooks making up 1% of ther sales instead of 6% like the entire market. But maybe that's just me...) BTW, does Apple have a UK iBook operation? Who knows?
Maybe the Price-Fix Five are reconsidering.
In the US they are now bound by contract to the boat- anchor pricing scheme but not in the UK.

In fact, Penguin is now proclaiming to be a champion of ebooks over there!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/29/penguin-john-makinson-ebooks

(It might have something to do with their ebooks making up 1% of ther sales instead of 6% like the entire market. But maybe that’s just me…)

BTW, does Apple have a UK iBook operation?

]]> By: Andrys http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/comment-page-1/#comment-1177501 Andrys Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:10:03 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/2010/07/30/amazon-to-set-its-own-prices-for-forthcoming-uk-kindle-e-book-store/#comment-1177501 Chris, The WiFi only is $139 in the U.S. Re the UK, it seems that in Europe there is stronger feeling against what is deemed, over there, a form of price-fixing. There were news stories about that for awhile. Chris,
The WiFi only is $139 in the U.S.

Re the UK, it seems that in Europe there is stronger feeling against what is deemed, over there, a form of price-fixing. There were news stories about that for awhile.

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