There is no doubt that Apple has made a radical change in our dealings with books through the iPad, which has become the most famous tablet device in the world and accounts for more than two-thirds of the global market, and one of the most famous uses of the iPad is reading electronic books. A conference on education last January To show a new concept for electronic books, which is "interactive books". Then came the third iPad that supports better screens, enabling the user to read more quality and ease. Indeed, the percentage of Apple in the market has increased and its device has become one of the pillars of education in the developed world and this prompted a number of schools to use the iPad Which It improves students' performance This enabled Apple to withdraw more than 30% of the book market from the original player "Amazon", and recently the latter launched a judicial war against Apple, accusing it of monopoly and seeking profit without caring for users, and Apple lost these cases one by one. What is the secret of these issues? And how was the Apple iBooks Store against the user's best interest?
We go back to 2009 when Apple was preparing for the book market and the iPad. At this time, Amazon was controlling more than 90% of the e-book market and without a competitor, but the policy in managing this monopoly was not bad, even though it was the only one controlling the market, but it was not aiming to raise Prices and preferred to reduce the price of books to sell as many of them as possible, which is good for the user and the reader, but it angered publishing houses, which found little profits from their point of view, and here Apple came and took advantage of this matter and negotiated with these companies and was able to persuade 5 of the 6 largest publishing houses in the United States On publishing their books in the Apple store at a high price and thus raising the prices in general, as the owner of the publishing houses gets a huge profit margin from Apple, Amazon cannot continue to reduce the price and offer offers on the books sold in its store because if it does this, it will not be able to provide the publishing houses the same margin. The profit that Apple provides them, if it must raise the price of books and give them the same profit margin or continue selling at a low price and risk losing their profits or losing publishing houses due to the lack of material return that they get. But Amazon sought to balance the two methods, but this led to a decrease in its percentage from the global market to 60% instead of 90%, and Apple got the 30% difference, and here Amazon decided to wage a judicial war against Apple.
We can say that 2012 was a war against Apple in the field of books, as Amazon, with its huge entity, allied with American consumer protection associations with the Antitrust Authority with 29 US states in lawsuits against Apple and they were able to obtain a court ruling last month to prove that Apple practices monopolistic policies that harm Of course, Apple did not accept this ruling and appealed it in New York last week, but the shock came when the American judge refused to accept Apple's lawsuit ... Of course Apple is still able to pursue the cases and fight this court ruling, but suddenly three of Apple's 5 main allies retreated, and these companies are HarperCollins , Hachette, Simon & Schuster and decided to recognize the court ruling and to conduct interviews with the competent authorities and consumer protection associations for the settlement and agreed to stop supporting Apple and start a new policy for pricing books.
The agreement was that the price in the Apple store would be equal to the cheapest price available for sale on the Internet, whether in the Amazon store or any other electronic book store, and that the gradual shift to new prices would take place within a maximum of two years, and this agreement is a strong blow to Apple, on the one hand it no longer owns The consensus of most major companies to sell books at high prices On the other hand, this decision weakens Apple's judicial position because it means that Apple's partners admit to the mistake and this means that Apple is forced to reconsider its marketing policy because it will not fight government agencies, civil society organizations, Amazon and 29 states and also without support from Major publishing houses.
On the other hand, publishing houses are angry with Amazon, as they buy books from them in huge quantities and at low prices, then sell the e-book at $ 10, and at the same time the publishing house sells the printed version in its stores at $ 28, and this big difference in prices makes the user buy the electronic version. Because buying 3 ebooks = the cost of buying approximately 1 paper book ... Also, Apple was selling books at a more expensive price, which would ensure the continuation of sales of paper books, contrary to Amazon's policy.
Fair point: We must not unfair to Apple and accuse it of greed because it stands in the interest of publishing houses because this matter is not completely harmful, so it must be known that publishing houses are exposed to great losses because the sales of paper books are in constant decline in front of e-book sales, and Amazon does not give them sufficient profits from electronic sales and they are in need of profits To continue working, supporting writers and publishing their books, and the continuing losses mean the publishing house is closed, and without publishing houses there are no books, meaning that Apple was making a wonderful profit for them that guarantees the continuation of the publishing houses.
But after these court battles, Apple has become compelled to reconsider its pricing policy in the books in order not to lose its share in the global market and gradually return to Amazon. Will Apple continue the legal battles or will it respond, cut prices and sacrifice big profits?
Source | cnet
Apple is the queen of greed and monopoly. This policy works in the short term
And they fail in the long run. Personal computers have provided Apple with the best hardware, software and operating systems, nowhere are they than those who preceded them
What happened in the computer market and what is happening now in the smart communication devices will happen in the book market, the smart TV market, and in every area of its intervention because politics is the same.
Apple sympathizers (and many here) do not like this view
A paper book must maintain continuity and quality, and publishing houses must win reasonably, of course, to continue
There are thousands of books bearing the intellectual and scientific production of nations for hundreds of years, and they reached us on paper
It does not explain my statement that I am against the e-book, it is a good and easy reference
But not at the expense of the original. The paper book should remain as a means of preserving the human heritage
Imagine if you found that the book opening programs were not working as they should or that a defect afflicted their companies
And its software, will we lose the most beautiful creativity of mankind in the blink of an eye?
Shouldn't we look at things from all sides?
Apple was not greedy, but it wanted to raise books to a new level and reinvent them, like what it did for the tablet, mobiles, software and games markets, as it wanted to have a great, new and revolutionary book.
Apple, long-lasting tasks, for the best. Thank you, Apple
Enjoy the readers' responses
Thank you, Islam
I have books that I used to buy for free, they can be sixty books, but after updating the IOS, the fifth of the website link, iPhone C, the books disappeared and I could not buy them and the books disappeared. Please tell me how to return the books.
Corporations malevolent p Apple! Every company that sees Apple as successful and tries to develop the world comes to a company that sues it because books were not written by this successor of the Amazon company
The subject is so wonderful, God bless you
Whatever it is, do not forget that we are consumers
It is not a shame for Apple to err in prices as it was supposed to be balanced
I see every type that has its own customers. I do not enjoy reading an e-book, but I prefer to buy a paper book, and the electronic price cannot be priced at the paper price.
But the beauty of the news is that there is a law that prohibits the idea of monopoly and presents the interest of everyone over the interest of its class, if only a nationalist would learn
Whoever said that publishing companies do not profit because they profit and win billions, but they are greedy and say is there more from their point of view? Less sales means less cost, but a very high price. Who said books are $ XNUMX, it is the most important paper book that is sold for $ XNUMX and if it is my knowledge, its price is up to XNUMX dollars
All of you or most of you have heard about gigapedia, which is a completely non-profit site that does not sell books, but it is a site that guides you to free books loaded on download servers, but greedy publishing houses with authors have raised cases and won them, and the site has been closed and I want to ask a question, and aren't we students of knowledge? He buys these books, and am I as a student able to pay $ XNUMX for one book, and if I need to buy XNUMX or XNUMX books in the classroom, does my financial ability allow me to pay $ XNUMX? And finally, I say, well, Amazon has done against the vile of Apple and its publishers
Apple reminded me of Microsoft in its glory days in the nineties, it was acquiring all competing companies, I mean programming companies, and because of this policy, an interesting alliance of companies against it and won many cases under the pretext of monopoly practiced by Microsoft. Yes, Microsoft is still at the top, but there is intense competition from other companies in return to see a company like Oracle does not do tricks and tricks Microsoft or Apple even it distributes its programs for free, and when Sun bought Java started distributing Java for free, my intention of all this is that companies must work and let others work and the user is free to make his choices from a market that can accommodate everyone
Peace be upon you …. Please the brothers who love Apple to think a little about his wisdom. First, I think that Apple devices are very useful and no one denies that, and I also see that Apple devices are very expensive, and no one denies that ... I also see that the most capable class of society is the one who owns Apple devices and no one denies that ... and finally for those who have owned Apple devices for a long time and have a malfunction Specific and tried to fix it, or even whoever wanted to buy any accessory for simple devices, for Apple, we note that the prices start to be closer to imagination when compared with the type of accessory to be purchased and its material and service value such as headphones, charger connection, mouse or other, so it is clear to us that Apple is selling its products At prices that the general public cannot buy ... so please let us think together who does not own an iPad or iPhone, what is his condition ?? !! Some of the brotherly commentators decide on their own to stop printed books and determine that electronic books are a sufficient solution ... As for the printed books, an article about them was written by our brothers in Yvonne Islam and because of their place with the reader and how many readers can only read with a printed book And I am from them of course ... so I ask you to think about everything, not exclusively in yourself, as well as Apple, according to me, began to think greedily, some thing. I am a respectable Apple, and I am not ungrateful to them, but to go with them. Whoever God enabled him to buy their belongings should think that there are many people dreaming of carrying and not buying a device From Apple for not being able to pay its price ... Sorry for the prolonged one, but let's press Apple a little to get lower prices and also motivate them to reach consumer satisfaction, as they now feel that everything that is offered from Apple can be bought at the price they want, so in the future they will not achieve as much as we saw and peace be upon you. And God's mercy
Frankly, I see afterwards Steve Jobs has made a mess at Apple
Very high prices, not only books, but films, songs and applications
Unlike Android devices, most of them are free, although they are not free, so their prices are cheap for Apple
I appeal to Arab publishers and Arab publishing houses to contribute to the renaissance of our Arab and Islamic countries and to contact Apple to download Arabic books to the bookstore in Apple, because this will help in the progress and development of our societies, and it will pay ongoing charity. Or also one of the Arab innovators adopts this idea, develops it, and benefits the Arab and Islamic nation.
*** I am encouraged and I see this above and what Brother Abu Faris said in a previous period, we will not advance and develop without reading, and now this is an opportunity for us to advance.
The companies should not stand with the interests of other companies, the basic rule is the interest of the user, not the company. Firms should strive for the ultimate interest of the end user and the best in terms of the market price of all strata of society.
Browse the book in the Galaxy repented wonderful
Surprised your absolute bias towards Apple
A large part of the book’s pricing is in materials and delivery, so there should be a difference, and don't forget that it makes books easy to spread globally.
The fact that Amazon won the case means that Apple actually stole the Amazon idea, which is what Apple usually does
Don't get me wrong, I have an iPhone and an iPad, but they really took their ideas from other companies, but I marketed them in a better way and brought them together under one umbrella.
A Prophet wrote his translator
Novels, stories and books
Why do Arabic books such as Jarir and Obeikan do not contract with Amazon?
I think that Apple may lose a broad base of public acceptance if it continues with such policies, and it may be on its way to exposure to what Microsoft suffered ten years ago.
Monopoly is a harmful policy for the consumer in the beginning and for companies in the future, because it stimulates the search for alternatives
Apple's rapid growth in multiple areas is a good thing, but it will inevitably create a lot of performance gaps
... and the one who reaps the spoils at the end of these wars remains the consumer
President Assad: Personally, I hope that Apple will lose this legal war, so that the price of books will remain relatively low, such as programs.
Apple’s monopoly policy
It is very clear in all of its products as well as in what it is trying to do to dominate the various navigation systems and other systems
Apple does not take into account the interest of other companies, but rather their interest in the foreground
Apple is a monopoly by all standards
I do not like its policy
Greetings to Samsung
This is in contrast to an article I read in iclarified which says that Apple provided a response to the case attributed to it in the issue of monopoly books and was able, according to one expert to "blow up all the accusations." And the government should think cautiously if it wants to file such a case against Apple because it is definitely the winner ( Camel).
Personally, I am tired of looking for ebooks, especially the Academy
It seems that some publishing houses do not like the electronic device because of the ease of copying and its cheapness
The important thing is that Apple's war was not strong in it because of the multiplicity of parties and the power of Amazon, and we do not forget the daily offers on Amazon
Therefore, market control for Apple will be weak, and since the nature of the electronic book in terms of ease of transport and sale, the decision maker will remain first and foremost the publisher and the reader in relation to the price, so the publisher does not sell at a high price unless the reader is the one who needs and is willing to pay
As for the publisher's need for publishing and marketing, he will treat Apple and Amazon with the balance of profit and loss because the two are strong in distribution and sale.
Noting that Apple will have the largest percentage in the future as long as it is the first iPad in the market, in addition to books related applications.
A strange thing that caught my attention is the inability of the user in some Arab countries to download Kindle Amazon software on the Apple Store. Is this from Apple or from Arab countries ??!
Thank you, iPhone, Islam and peace for all. On the contrary, Apple will surprise all expectations and will get out of this problem with ease, because most American and European universities and institutes have developed a plan for iPad to study, and do we expect that Apple did not calculate this? There is an army of programmers and lawyers who only admire me.
The secret of its success is the consumers, so I find that it erred in its interest in high profit at the expense of the consumer
If Amazon can lower prices by relying on volume, then Apple should do the same, because what matters is the consumer. First time I feel that Apple is wrong!
I see that it is better when buying an electronic copy that they give you a printed copy and vice versa, and in this way we have preserved paper books, which are precious and indispensable, and developed the books to become electronic in return, even if this method will exceed the consumer $ XNUMX in the printed version, thank you. I liked the topic
Apple will lose a lot, God willing
The book remains a book!
But thanks to the powerful Apple
Like what I have dispensed with writing on stone, we will dispense with writing on paper, and I am of my opinion that problems are not resolved quickly, and there must be an evolution in the case in order for us to benefit in our future ... and the electronic version needs to be cheaper, but it has a protection program that prevents it from copying
Thanks for the article.
I believe that the electronic book will give the author his full rights by writing all his books electronically and then setting the price and sending it to Apple, thus saving the value of papers, ink and all the services of publishing houses. It only needs an internationally recognized third medium to document the book.
May God grant you success for all the best youth Yvonne Islam.
Books programs do not lose money, Lord free
Thank you, Yvonne Islam, for the great news and the wonderful effort
We also do not forget our brother Tariq. Thank you, brother Tariq ... .. ***
I say it may be and it may not be, but we say it remains Apple, so the introduction and we say it forward, Jabel, and I do not have anyone on you
Apple is the consumer supporter in my opinion - so I would like Apple to be the first in the struggle
In my opinion, electronic books are better because they are not like paper books. If the paper breaks, we will not be able to continue.
Thank you Yvonne Islam
This is one of Apple's biggest flaws, and it is the monopoly. It is true that its star is now shining, but from my point of view it lasts in this way Thank you
How do we wrong Apple ?!
Apple is the greediest, whether it decided on this matter or not !!
It is the root of greed and monopoly, and it forces the user with its policies and its monopolistic system, so that if you compare the Apple system with other systems, you will notice that the system is largely closed to itself .. while the other systems are open or in another way, the communication methods do not restrict you ..
I am surprised by some of the responses that say that ordinary books should be more expensive when spent on ink, paper and working hands.
E-books are much better and more than electronic paper is characterized by the following
XNUMX- Lightweight, according to the device I carry, such as my iPad
XNUMX- It is possible to carry XNUMX books without increasing the weight. Imagine having a hundred books in your hands
XNUMX- Electronic books keep up with the new era, when backwardness and reactionary centuries passed by with paper books
XNUMX- Electronic books are not outdated, and their papers are cut or destroyed
XNUMX- E-books with you wherever you are, and you can browse any book, regardless of the number of its pages
XNUMX- E-books will overwhelm the paper, whether you like it or not, so there is no room for comparison between the two
XNUMX- E-books as soon as you buy them from any site, they will reach you quickly according to the speed of the Internet while the paper is shipped
Finally, it is only a matter of time before Apple takes over the book market
About myself, I prefer electronic books because I study at the university and I struggle with paper books because they are durable and difficult to carry
I am with you, Ahmed Al-Juhani
It's from the new era
And ... and ... and ...
Thank you, Yvonne Islam
Apple robs the user's money and does not give him any attention
It focuses on its usefulness first, then the benefits of publishing houses
And all this is at the expense of the technology-loving consumer
Therefore, the price should reduce the interest of publishing houses
The user has money entered into it, I lost or won
If it is able to profit less and benefit the user, it is better than what it benefits a lot and plunder the user's money
Finally, I am with Amazon in its legal war until the prices of the Apple Store books are lower
There are many differences between a paper book and an electronic book, and you have devoted a previous article to it as I remember .. One of them was that it was (i.e. electronic) at a cost that was less than paper because it saves publishers from the cost of paper, which will increase with the passage of time, and then it is natural That it be at a lower price than paper, and here we find no justification for this huge price at Apple in any way.
# Thank you, my dear brother Muhammad bin Sami, for the wonderful, rich article.
I think Apple got what it deserved
And that the judges' decision was fair and beneficial to the user
And it reduces the greed of publishers, which are making good profits
Before Apple appeared on the scene
I think Apple will change some of its policies, whether it wants it or not
Hi
One thing in the article worth noting is the gap between the prices of an e-book and a print
Amazon sells the e-book at a lower price
And this threatens publishing houses in that they may lose sales of printed paper books as well as meager profits from electronic books
As for Apple, it sells electronic books at a high price, such as a printed book
This does not threaten paperback book stores, as the prices, as well as the profits of publishing houses, are high
Frankly, the price of the e-book cannot be equated to the print
The publication will last for life and you can read it without any hardware
And electronic should be cheaper because of its low cost first, and because it is electronic second! Not a book between your hand!
So Amazon's move seems more rational
But what about the lack of profits for the publishing houses?
The truth is, maybe we are on the verge of a new terminal with electronic books
We hope that the meeting of all these bodies may bring about what is in the interest of the consumer and publishing houses together.
Wish you all the best
This is considered normal with regard to paper books, as a paper book is more expensive than Apple e-books, but if Apple is capable and distinguished, of course, with its devices, it can lower the prices of electronic books, this is better.
I think that Apple should provide publishing and selling Arabic books in its ebook store, and publishing houses, on top of them (Harir Library), should communicate with Apple, and everyone will win :) Jarir + Apple + Arabic Reader.
Apple is a creative, upscale, innovative company, but it also monopolizes and even despises others, and this is only denied by pride ...
Thanks for the news
On the contrary, Apple's policy was characterized by exaggerated greed and the development of more greed among publishing houses. An electronic book is much less expensive than a printed book due to the lack of costs for paper, printing, shipping, and…. etc.
On the contrary, it is also easier for the consumer and the increase in cultural achievement in which people cannot go to the office except after the soul has risen from hope and humiliation, but this is better and more abundant.
I hope for more and more progress
I liked the last paragraph of the bias of Apple: :) But honestly, as a reader, I do not have them. If publishing houses get drunk, and with regard to the conflict between Apple and Amazon, why do they not work as electronic publishing houses themselves and remove publishing houses from the arena and in the end the world is heading towards digital books that have an environmental benefit and With everyone gaining money from Apple, Amazon, readers, books and publishing houses, they have become an old fashion. Let them peruse the equation.
What are the halable the
I feel it is the one whose owner died, and the company is a small amusement park
They play their way
Thank you Yvonne Islam
Your words are correct, but we are waiting for Apple to offer something new, not to develop old things
Hi
The topic that publishing houses are losing because of electronic books is not logically correct
Paper books mean tons of paper, packaging, ink, shipping, porters, and a huge distribution crew with lost costs in time and financial resources, books that do not sell and remain in storage and recycle.
While in the electronic, the only effort is to design the book and then sell it electronically, and the money goes into the pocket, and we do not waste plus or minus paper
The biggest example is Microsoft, which sells an intellectual effort that they got tired of writing it once and called it Windows or Office or whatever and put it in a CD worth less than a dollar and sell the copy for $ XNUMX. And because of this, Bill Gates got enormously rich
No consumption of resources nor grieve
But an electronic idea and high selling
I agree with you XNUMX%
The reason is the greed of publishing houses as well, and not just Apple. Designing an electronic book does not cost the same as designing a paper book, but companies are trying to age the consumer as much as possible. Apple is a monopoly in all aspects, and it is reasonable to buy a book, the printed price is $ XNUMX. And the electronic price is $ XNUMX, and it has the advantage of searching, enlarging and reducing the line and the thickness of the line, and they are cheaper. I don't think people will be affected if the sale of printed books is stopped, because iPad devices have become widespread and come in handy days and save us at the price and the company has to design and print
This topic kind of reminds me of downloading free torrent files that the world accuses of being piracy because movie and song producers will lose if their products are offered for free, and major Hollywood companies say that they lose more than $ XNUMX billion annually due to piracy. Of course, the words are correct and piracy is wrong, but if we look at the main reason for the emergence of this habit or pest, we will find the reason is the enormous cost of buying these products from their original developers, which made people look for any way to own these products for free, because not everyone has $ XNUMX or more. The price for a DVD disc.
And I want to say knowing that hundreds of millions of people in the world use torrents and free download, knowing that the loss of developers and great companies is in the billions, but this does not mean that these companies do not profit, but their profit is in the billions as well, and this is why I say that Amazon is the one who Its right to file a lawsuit against Apple and win it because Apple has become greedy with the recognition that Apple products are of high quality, but at the same time very expensive, so something is cheaper than Apple products, whatever it is, a mouse or a charger, because at its price you can buy the same product two or three times, but from Another company, we pay tax that you buy a product with the name Apple above all, and this is wrong and drains the poor user who needs protection
I am a fan and fan of Apple because it has made, by God's power, a beautiful technology and the best mobile phone at the level of the mobile phone since its inception, which is the iPhone ... But I can almost certain, and God knows that Apple will dim its moon and sun during the next few years, and a major company will cover it and invent better devices and more. Technology from Apple, if it does not remedy the competitions around it, and turns to developing its programs and inventing new ones, and God knows best ... Thank you iPhone Islam ... God bless you ,,,
This is because the inventor, scientist, and founder of the company Steve Jobs is gone
I am not saying that the reason for his departure completely lost the company, but his departure had a negative impact
He is the inventor of the iPad
Without it, if it had not been invented
And if he was living, there would have been many inventions, and God knows best
An example is the new iPad
It is an excellent tablet computer for those who buy the first time a tablet
But when you compare it to the iPad XNUMX
It is more than XNUMX grams heavier
It also has more specifications than the iPad XNUMXB:
XNUMX / Retina screen
4 /. XNUMXG
XNUMX / HD graphics processor only
XNUMX/XNUMX megapixel camera (and I think they were supposed to improve the front camera to XNUMX megapixels because now there are many tablets whose front cameras are of good quality)
XNUMX / You can connect any device to the iPad (that is, the iPad should be like a router)
I think if Steve was Ayesh, and God knows, I would have more specifications
I'm not saying the new iPad is bad
But I will say what changed from the iPad XNUMX, just such-and-such
But for those who buy a tablet, it is the best device
Peace be upon you. Reading in the book is better than the electronic screen in terms of eye safety. This is my opinion
My brother, your opinion is on my eyes and my head, but studies have shown that reading from tablets does not harm the eyes, on the contrary, reading from books tires the eye more due to the smallness of the letters! Apart from that, the tablet provides you with a complete library at the lowest possible size. Besides, if you like a book, you can post some of its excerpts on social networking pages !! Apart from many features that cannot be ignored
Breaking the monopoly is better for the consumer, remember Microsoft and Explorer against the other programmers' front. Apple knows it needs to break out of competitors because it is more difficult to survive in an open market with giants in the same line. This is part of capitalism, and it cancels out only some strategies, including the Anti-Trust Act. Indeed, we do not need to defend Apple or others, as the consumer is the first to protect it, as stipulated by our Hanifa Sharia.
Pottery breaks a bite ...
I am not concerned with this as long as I do not find Arabic books in the e-box store
Arab publishing houses should pay attention to electronic books seriously and see books in various fields, God willing
Apple thinks in the interest of the two things publishing and the consumer and balances between their profit and its own profit from it, unlike the Amazon. It thinks about consumer satisfaction and obtains its admiration to profit from behind them, and this is unfair. It is not fair for publishing houses to tire and consume papers and inks that their profit is very little and I agree with the previous brother. The price is supposed to be Unified between the electronic and the typist, although the electronic does not lose or consume as the typo, but I stand with this to stop the battle that is in fact the right with Apple and its political and rational thinking
Apple has succeeded - in my view - in the iPhone, iPad, and iPod; Because it looked at the user first, then tried to agree with the companies according to this principle; This made the two music and video stores very popular with consumers, I think Jobs' biography clearly shows this.
The book store may fail due to following an opposite policy - concern for companies first - the big bet is that the consumer will prefer the electronic over the paper only to reduce the storage space, and despite the importance of this point, it is not attractive on its own. Therefore, Apple tried to push for the interactive book, as in the aforementioned education conference.
As a book-loving person with a scientific specialization, I have the advantage of direct access to the book and reduce storage space, but I find it very difficult to pay the same amount for a printed book as I think its production costs are lower.
I do not understand 😠 why all companies want to challenge Apple ??
Samsung, Nintendo, Amazon, and, and….
Where is mercy 😡 ????
May Allah reward you
One's enemy .. whoever does his job ..
So what do you think of someone who does his job ... and excels in it ...!?!
Excuse me brother, why do not you ask yourself this question in the correct way, which is why Apple does not leave anyone alone, because every day and the second one receives a company and infringes on its rights, and the end always we hear the result of the ruling.
Publishing houses get high profits from behind the authors, while the author gets the small part of the pie, unless it is from the big celebrities and they are few, so if Apple carved a trend to be the publisher of books directly to be electronic and not printed, it achieved what you want from control After a while, the market for electronic publishing, with its rapid expansion, will be a catalyst for authors to turn to Apple instead of traditional companies.
It would be desirable for an Arab company to use the same method for publishing Arabic books.
Peace be upon you all
From my personal point of view, I support what my brother Ahmed said in the direction of writers and authors directly to Apple, and I would add to that that everyone should be entitled to his right.
Meaning that the writer takes his full share, that is, the percentage of sales, not as the books and publishing houses do, by giving the writer a known amount, and she takes the rest. At the same time, Apple reduces the prices of the books displayed, so that everyone has benefited from this process (Apple, the writer, and the buyer).
Thanks for the follow-up, and by reviewing the books that are in the book store, the right of Apple. The prices are high and we cannot compare e-books with printed books because the publication is more comfortable to read and gives you a sense and its prices include the costs of storing, marketing, transporting, displaying, the type of paper and operating fees ... etc. Apple is an exaggeration and we will not be wiser than the judiciary
From my point of view, prices should not be more expensive than books. Books should be the most expensive because they printed them and made paper, inks, printers, and more.
While electronic books are tired, their losses are not like the losses of paper books
There is always a word (but) at the end of any article that presents errors or negatives about Apple, I am a fan of Apple, but I realize, as many realize, that it is like any other company that makes mistakes and it does not mean that we justify its mistakes and negatives. Monopoly is an unacceptable policy in all ethical and economic norms and it has many drawbacks, and if XNUMX American states, in addition to civil societies and publishing houses themselves, later decided that Apple erred and exploited its products for monopoly, then this is enough to know that it really made a mistake and we do not need but to defend it!
All this war is in the interest of the consumer.
I am with the policy of reducing the price and selling a lot
With the reduction of the price, the purchase will be made, and you will reduce the taking of books or even programs via hack or jailbreak
Because the Arab user or even the Western user, if he finds his commodity is expensive, will try to obtain it in another way
Thanks for the news, Yvonne Islam
By God, I see that the price of a paper book will be the same as the price of an electronic book, and in this way it will be fair for all publishing houses, Amazon, Apple and even the reader
I share your opinion, my brother Khaled
That the price of both paper and electronic books be the same is a solution in the interest of the book before any other interest, and because the paper version is more expensive than the electronic version, the increase in the price of the electronic version is calculated in favor of the paper version and the publishing houses, and this is a support for both sides.
Frankness is a confusing topic
Raised to help publishing houses
Do not download so that the user can buy !!!!!
The magic solution lies in moderation and equilibrium ,, no greed, no monopoly, and everyone is happy ,, consumer, publisher, author, Amazon and Apple !!
The main goal of this process is the user
Lower prices are the goal of the buyer first and foremost
And Apple must reduce the prices of books in order to be accessible to users ... as it did with its programs
Apple will lose a lot in the coming years, and this affair will not be in the past
who told you that ???? To judge others to death, you are a correct example, you will be from the past ... But when there is a strong company and its distinguished creativity emerges from time to time, even if the negative permeates it and overnight it brings new employees, which renews the energy of Apple and its products, it is difficult to dislodge or it was so that it has not shifted for a long time ,,, as long as there is renewable energy and cells that renew no It displaces easily, and it came with difficulty. It is not easy to remove it from the market and from the admiration of its visitors.