Posted on Wednesday, January 27 2010 @ 12:28 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
WSJ
dug up some details about Apple's business model for books on the upcoming Tablet device. More details are expected later today.
Apple's business model for books, which the company has kept under tight wraps, shifts the focus away from the bargain-basement prices Amazon has made popular, according to publishers that have met directly with the company. Apple is asking publishers to set two e-book price points for hardcover best sellers: $12.99 and $14.99, with fewer titles offered at $9.99. In setting their own e-book prices, publishers would avoid the threat of heavy discounting. Apple would take a 30% cut of the book price, with publishers receiving the remaining 70%.
