#bookprices

[bettercalljean]

I don't get this..... Hardcover new book $16.79. Ebook $14.99. What do I do?

[kitty-kat-14-fangirl]

Friend:  What's up?

Me:  *mumbles*book prices

Friend:  What

Me:  What

[pjomaniac]

#books #bookprices #multifandom #fandoms #percyjackson #persassyjackson #mortalinstruments #harrypotter #hungergames #divergent #tfios #thefaultinourstars #mazerunner #gone #pjo #hoo #hp #thg #pjomaniac #fandomsunited #fandomfeels #fangirling #fangirls #dftba #nerdgirl

[industryinsightlboro-blog]

The Net Book Agreement

The Net Book Agreement was a British fixed book price agreement between publishers and booksellers which set the prices at which books were to be sold to the public. It came into effect on 1 January 1900 and involved retailers selling books at agreed prices. Any bookseller who sold a book at less than the agreed price would no longer be supplied by the publisher. The agreement which lasted nearly 100 years didn't take off well in the US compared to the UK, and it faced a lot of criticism. However, it can't be denied that the set pricing helped bring the publishing industry through both World Wars. The Net Book Agreement started to become shaky in the 1980's when supermarkets introduced themselves to the bookselling market. The chains desires to want to give big discounts, and enter themselves into a competing market was too strong to stand up against the agreement. It broke down completely in 1995, and officially ended in 1997. The breakdown meant bookstores could charge for flexible prices, and for smaller independent bookstores it meant losing out on larger profit margin, that they couldn't afford to do. With the increase of online retailers in the millennium it has driven discounts to dangerous levels, as customers now expect items at a discounted price, meaning the industry has lost out on many factors whilst being dominated by larger companies.