Woah there! Profit != greed. Maximising profit can just as well be maximising the number of people who's families you are able to feed, or maximising the quality of the work that you produce etc. Greed is one of the least things that maximising profit is about - simply because as soon as you try that you'll actually fail to produce maximum profits in the long term.Every single decision they make is based on maximising profit, either short-term or long-term. So, it's ALWAYS greed.
In the short term they're stuck with it. Retail sales are still very large and influential.However, in this case - greed is overtaking common sense, which is why they'll HAVE to change this. By charging so much for digital versions - they're actually working against their own interest - because they don't want local shops/retailers to hold this power, as it limits their influence.
Amazon doesn't seem to be going away any time soon - and the same model applies, even if it is a global retailer.Unfortunately, I fear the entire "local shop" thing is going to go away - and they'll be able to set the price globally.
See above - and as long as there is competition between sources of digital distribution there will still be market forces.So, it's most likely going to change - but not by them lowering their price. Instead, they'll stop producing physical versions altogether.
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