Weekly Amazon News: New numbers on how customers choose their book purchases and antitrust laws and lawsuits from independent booksellers.
Half of All Amazon Book Sales are Planned – Do you buy books by browsing the recommendations of Amazon staff members? If so, you’re in the minority. Most buyers (nearly 50%) head to Amazon with a specific title in mind. 17% are looking for something on a best seller list. As a bookseller can you use this to your advantage?
Marketplace Rules Trigger Antitrust Investigation – I’m sure all of you sellers out there are aware of the requirement that your Amazon price be your lowest price, if you sell on Ebay or on your own website. German regulators are looking into the practice and believe that it might be in violation of antitrust laws.
3 Indie Bookstores File Suit Against Amazon – This week, three independent booksellers sued Amazon and 6 large publishing companies, believing that they have created a monopoly on the sale of ebooks.