tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13576198.post114806475039511384..comments2023-09-05T05:20:50.393-04:00Comments on second americano: I Need Some Help With EconomicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13576198.post-1148220513878692632006-05-21T10:08:00.000-04:002006-05-21T10:08:00.000-04:00Thanks, JKG. It's extremely kind of you to help me...Thanks, JKG. It's extremely kind of you to help me out. And I especially appreciate your taking the time to post on my blog, since you recently died. <BR/><BR/>And you're right, of course. It should have been obvious to me: you cannot get HBO here, so selling DVD's will not in any way undercut subscriptions to HBO.fronesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13544185676179565507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13576198.post-1148214246762528172006-05-21T08:24:00.000-04:002006-05-21T08:24:00.000-04:00Suppy and demand. Marginal manufacturing cost for...Suppy and demand. Marginal manufacturing cost for DVDs approaches zero. HBO has interests in maintaining monopoly pricing in the U.S., both to maximize profit and to sustain demand for its cable channels. Demand in the U.K. is insufficient to command HBO's normal premium. Nonetheless, it is still profitable to sell at U.K. prices, so they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13576198.post-1148149917283298752006-05-20T14:31:00.000-04:002006-05-20T14:31:00.000-04:00While you're shopping, don't forget the dog bed......While you're shopping, don't forget the dog bed...<BR/><BR/>(by the by, I gave up trying to figure out Amazon prices when I discovered that I could order a book on Amazon to be shipped to the UK from VA for less than having the exact same book from the exact same seller shipped to me in VA. Got that?)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115013160233022489noreply@blogger.com