Hmmm....

[sleigh]

Y'know, after all the spluttering by amazon that all Kindle books are supposed to be capped at $9.99, I happened to look at my own books....

A MAGIC OF NIGHTFALL, which until the mass market paperback release next month is still available in print only as a hardcover, has a Kindle price of $14.95. A MAGIC OF TWILIGHT, which has a mass market paperback edition, has a Kindle edition selling for $6.39.

Isn't this exactly what Macmillan was wanting? This would suggest that Penguin (the parent conglomerate to which DAW belongs) has the ability to use flexible pricing. It also suggests that all of amazon's whining about this $9.99 cap for all e-books is a bunch of hot air.

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[maiac.livejournal.com]

It suggests to me that what we've got here is a pissing match between two big corporations over who's got TEH POWER. If corporate ego is at stake, it may be a long time before they agree on a solution that allows both sides to look like they didn't back down.

Meanwhile, Borders (incl. Borders.com) will get more of my book-buying business.

[sleigh.livejournal.com]

I understand, from the authors blogs I read this morning, that amazon has finally restored the "Buy" buttons for Macmillans print versions, but (according to at least a few of the sources) not yet for the Kindle editions.

Yep. Pissing contest. With the authors sitting in the middle.