Comments on: Kindle bookstore pricing so low that Amazon is cutting back on paperback discounts? http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:35:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By:   Mostly bookish catch up marginalia — A Progressive on the Prairie http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-640507   Mostly bookish catch up marginalia — A Progressive on the Prairie Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:36:58 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-640507 [...] is the Kindle leading Amazon to eliminate some discounts on [...] [...] is the Kindle leading Amazon to eliminate some discounts on [...]

]]> By: billswift http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-640422 billswift Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:04:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-640422 Why would anyone mail order a mass market book for full price when they can get it right away at their local bookstore. Discounts help, I buy less now at the local Waldenbooks since they discontinued their regular discount. Why would anyone mail order a mass market book for full price when they can get it right away at their local bookstore. Discounts help, I buy less now at the local Waldenbooks since they discontinued their regular discount.

]]> By: Michael http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-639785 Michael Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:29:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-639785 Well, I'm not sure I see so much of a conspiracy here. Check out Amazon's financial reports. Last year they had net sales of $10.711 billion and net income of 0.19 billion. Income is 1.77% of sales. As a comparison, Barnes and Noble is 2.9% and Walmart is 3.6%. I'd say that they look like a laggard and that they need to improve their results.. Michael Well,

I’m not sure I see so much of a conspiracy here. Check out Amazon’s financial reports. Last year they had net sales of $10.711 billion and net income of 0.19 billion. Income is 1.77% of sales.

As a comparison, Barnes and Noble is 2.9% and Walmart is 3.6%. I’d say that they look like a laggard and that they need to improve their results..

Michael

]]> By: Brian Carnell http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-639715 Brian Carnell Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:05:37 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-639715 *If* Amazon were raising book prices to force people to the Kindle that would probably be the single dumbest business move in the post-dot.com implosion era. *If* Amazon were raising book prices to force people to the Kindle that would probably be the single dumbest business move in the post-dot.com implosion era.

]]> By: Liviu http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-639683 Liviu Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:00:50 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/27/kindle-pricing-so-low-that-amazon-is-no-longer-discounting-paperbacks/#comment-639683 Even before the Kindle, quite a lot of mmpb were selling at full prices on Amazon, and for tpb's the discounts vary based on the publisher. There are tpb from many smaller publishers that are not discounted at all. I have not seen anything out of the ordinary in book pricing at Amazon since Kindle appeared, but you never know. Regarding the Kindle itself, I have but rarely use the Sony from the cc offer, and unless e-ink improves significantly, I am quite happy with my 770 for text, and the iPod Touch for pdf's, and if the umpc's drop in price toward 3-400$ I would get one of those too. E-ink is just too slow and without integrated lighting, I can read a print book instead... If Amazon moves toward less discounting, there are quite a few other retailers happy to eat their lunch so to speak, so I would not worry overmuch. Even before the Kindle, quite a lot of mmpb were selling at full prices on Amazon, and for tpb’s the discounts vary based on the publisher. There are tpb from many smaller publishers that are not discounted at all. I have not seen anything out of the ordinary in book pricing at Amazon since Kindle appeared, but you never know.

Regarding the Kindle itself, I have but rarely use the Sony from the cc offer, and unless e-ink improves significantly, I am quite happy with my 770 for text, and the iPod Touch for pdf’s, and if the umpc’s drop in price toward 3-400$ I would get one of those too. E-ink is just too slow and without integrated lighting, I can read a print book instead…

If Amazon moves toward less discounting, there are quite a few other retailers happy to eat their lunch so to speak, so I would not worry overmuch.

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