Amazon Increases Kindle Book Royalty Payouts To 70 Percent

Written by
Desire Athow

20 January, 2010

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Our Comments

Interestingly, publishers will have to make the books available worldwide or face being kicked out. This means that unlike say DVDs, there cannot be a staggered release which is excellent news for readers worldwide. Furthermore, such a proposal is bound to cause prices to fall as well and promote the Kindle platform.

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