I've been waiting for this book to be available on Sony's EBookstore store... and now it is!

But... the price is $18.45 (a "34% savings" off the hardcover edition)

The Kindle edition is the usual $9.99.

I wish Sony's prices were more in line with Amazon's. I basically don't want to get it at $18.45. Isn't that a bit too much? I bought many new hardcovers at $12.99 so far, but I think Birth has crossed an imaginary price line.

The eBook price will come down when the paperback is released. eBooks are generally rather expensive as long as only the hardback book is available.

Many people have been successful in the past with emailing Sony support and making them aware of the difference in price. I usually include the price for the Kindle version, as well as the hard cover version from a couple of different sources such as Barnes and Noble, Amazon, etc.

They will send you a form letter reply saying something about how the publisher sets the price, etc. Wait a couple of days/weeks and you may see the price drop.

I have done this on 3 or 4 occasions and have seen the price drop in about a weeks time each time I tried it.

Hope this helps!

It's a pity that they're charging so much. I'd buy a lot more books if they were more reasonably priced.