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Originally Posted by Solicitous
I had never heard of them until this thread and when I took a look at their site to check out some ebooks I was astounded by the price they are charging for ebooks, especially as they are the same as paperbacks.
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One problem with publisher's web sites is that they charge list price. Retailers, like the Sony Store or Amazon, typically pay 50% of the list price to the publisher - so they have significant room to discount. Amazon even looses money (charges less then 50% list price) on bestsellers.
I don't have a problem with ebooks being priced the same as paperback books, but I agree that even paperback books can be pricey these days.