Amazon trying to sell through independent bookstore's Kindle - Book Journal (subscription)

Amazon U.S. independent bookstores offers the opportunity to sell Kindle e-readers. Booksellers react with skepticism to the attempt of the online seller to enter. Them

Source program via the Amazon bookstore gets a 10 percent commission for every sold e-book that is purchased. using the Kindle e-reader For a period of two years after the sale of the device. The bookseller may also opt for a higher discount on the device, as he renounces commission by selling e-book.

Amazon offers aantrekkeiljk percentage according The Bookseller would be the committee that provides Kobo in the UK to bookstores higher. Also lies above that of the Gardners’ Hive Indie’s network. Only the e-book platform of National Book Tokens (book token) provides independent bookstores by 17.5 percent over Amazon.

The independent booksellers react on both sides of the ocean suspiciously on the news. It is true that Amazon Source tested at bookstores in the U.S., do not see the American Booksellers Association, the new program as credible, given the aggressive way of doing business and the evasion of tax where online department store known for.

Source Amazon now operates only in the U.S., but the introduction in the UK does not seem far, given Amazon’s partnership with Waterstones. This chain now sells a year Kindle e-readers. Waterstone’s managing director, James Daunt, says in the press release of Amazon that he really exciting is to join a much better digital reading experience.

consumer forces of Waterstones and Amazon

The Bookseller shows various independent booksellers in the room who do not intend to include. its Kindle e-readers in the range Amazon has never cared about anyone in the book, says Tim Walker, owner of Walker’s book shops. “Why would Amazon do this? I’m afraid that if we start selling Kindles our customers should proceed to go buy. “

both their physical books as their e-books through Amazon

David Dawkins of Hackney bookshop in London says that Amazon only been trying to lure the customers. from the physical bookshop There, the bookstores their customers aware of it. “We would much respect from customers lose if we give the impression that we lie. With the enemy on a pillow

But according to Jane Streeter of The Bookcase in Lowdham was inevitable that Amazon would enter into partnerships, after a similar service Kobo has put down. with independent bookstores “When the time comes, we will take it into consideration.”

See also:

– Grandinetti (Amazon): ‘Publishers should fundamentally change “(October 2013)

– French parliament protects physical bookstore (October 2013)

– In UK again criticized Amazon for treatment workers (August 2013)

– “Amazon book industry declares war ‘(July 2013)