Apple Tablet Suggests $15 Hardcover Best Sellers Via E-book [Rumor]
If you’re excited about the Apple Tablet because you want to ditch your Kindle and carry around an all in one tablet/ebook/Iphone OS based device, you’ll probably be interested to know that books are rumored to be suggested for release at less than premium pricing.
How less than premium? According to the Wall Street Journal, hardcover bestsellers will come in from $12.99 to $14.99, with a few titles offered lower at $9.99.
According to their report, the publications in question, at least at this point, specifically involve HarperCollins books. Also according to the report, Apple will take a 30% cut, leaving approximately $10.49 per book for the publisher.
If the price rumors do indeed turn out to be true, it would put a premium price on Apple’s offerings when compared to Amazon and Nook offered ebooks. The real question then is, will they let users import books bought from other stores, or just stick it to their tablet users.
There is a few things to keep in mind, while those prices are sought by Apple, they will apparently let publishers set their own pricing, just like they do in their Apple Apps store, with Apple taking their 30% cut regardless of pricing. They may also get around “digital delayed copies” with their pricing structure which would bring top books to their platform more quickly.
Hopefully in 24 hours the hype will finally come to the foreground and we’ll get answers to this rumor and the several dozen others we’ve experienced over the last several months. [The Wall Street Journal]
