11-09-2013, 12:11 AM | #46 | |
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The independent booksellers are right to view the deal with Amazon as something that will eventually bite them in the...posterior. I just was gifted with a paper book from a friend that has a lot of pages with earth-toned type on earth-toned pages. It looks pretty but my older eyes can no longer adjust to read something like that without straining. |
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11-09-2013, 12:21 AM | #47 | |
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I doubt the sales would be that big, but if a regular customer is happier buying one for themselves or as a gift at their favorite bookstore then the store might make a few bucks as opposed to the zero bucks they would make if the customer went to Amazon or one of the many outlets already selling them. Helen |
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My point was, though, that even though the sales might not be large that is going to be one customer who will eventually be lured away from visiting the physical bookstore by the simple ease of doing searches online and downloading ebooks.
I used to visit a bookstore or check out the physical book aisle in the local supermarket or dept store at least weekly. Now I don't even bother with that. I'm talking about a lifetime habit changed in only a few years because of the ownership and convenience of an ereader. Now multiply that by customer after customer with slowly aging eyes who decides to give an ereader a try because of the adjustable fonts, and your customer base slowly erodes. So they may make a little money upfront, but I'm sure Amazon has the stats to prove that after about two years they will own that customer, which is why the deal is structured the way it is. |
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I don't disagree, I think though, that if they are going to be lured, they are going to be lured by someone. And if they are firmly against then they will most likely stay that way.
I do think that it is mostly going to benefit Amazon though. Helen |
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If it's not the bookstores it'll be Best Buy or Office Max/Depot or staples or it will be Amazon directly. Saying no only means *they* get nothing and Amazon gets everything. Or, somebody else gets the sale and the recurring kickbacks. The biggest benefit to Amazon is going to be that the bookstores are publicly and vociferously refusing to do business with them. And that the program is open to *all* small businesses, not just bookstores. I can see newstands, gas stations, small town retailers, possibly even churches and community groups going with Amazon Source. Any of the thousands of businesses with paperback racks would be well advised to replace/supplement them with Kindle kiosks. Especially as the first order is risk free. Last edited by fjtorres; 11-09-2013 at 11:22 AM. |
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I am a big fan of Kindle books, but I still have lots of hardcover books as well. In my case specifically, as a religious Jew I cannot read on an electronic device during the Sabbath. (Yes I know that's today, but it's over at sunset which was a while ago.) Not only that, but a large part of my reading is done on the Sabbath, so kindles will never push away paper books for me. What they will do is complement them.
I would absolutely buy all my kindles from my local independent bookstore, if they offered it. I love them and get all my paper books from them, they're really helpful, and I would love to support them. And when I need to buy a new Kindle, I'd buy that from them too. So they'd keep renewing their benefits, since Amazon has said their 10% offer is for kindle upgrades as well. Either way, I would be getting a Kindle and buying just as many books. The question is, where from? |
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Their customers, huh?
They own them? Lets see for how long... The Amazon deal is similar to Kobo's and nobody demonized them for it. But since it's eee-vile Amazon... |
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Useless post. Anyone can buy a Kindle pretty much anywhere these days.
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Amazon only from the device. I imagine many people buy ebooks from Amazon's website and so no commission is given. |
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11-10-2013, 04:02 AM | #58 | |
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So, to me at least, the Kobo deal makes much better sense to independent bookstores. They'll continue to get revenue even if their customers decide to switch completely to ebooks and people from the area can decide to support the store (to keep it open for browsing purposes say) by linking their accounts to their local store. (See here and here for details) |
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Look, the only reason Amazon is throwing booksellers this bone is to save future legal expenses. They don't expect many to accept, they just want it on record they offered and were rejected so they don't have to deal with more ambulance chasers like these technical-illiterate idiots: http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...eller-lawsuit/ http://www.law360.com/articles/43606...ay-get-shelved Quote:
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