Raymond E. Feist <[email protected]> writes
At he time we also had the Net Book Agreement. Did that play a part ?
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In honesty John, I remember the term, but I can't even recall the
details of it. Was that when books were non-returnable? Or am I
conflating that with something else. We're talking almost 30 years
now, old son. <g>
Best, R.E.F.
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It was where publishers set a price for a title, and stores agreed to
sell for that price, no discounting, and hence cut throat competition. I
believe it also benefited low volume titles which otherwise would not
have been published. Since the agreement was ended in about 1995,
competition which is purported to be good, has seen the demise of many
bookstores.
Now I wonder how long Amazon would last if the agreement existed today
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John
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