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The book in question is a US Trade Paperback with a suggested list of $34.95. Amazon is currently offering it for $25.01 (a 28% discount, for a saving of $9.94). It is also available on Kindle for $9.34.
According to the article, Amazon raised the price to over $30, from $23, and now seems to have lowered it back down somewhat. The real issue here, though, is that the book is grossly overpriced. Even at $25 it's still well over the average price I'll pay for a trade paperback, as most of the ones we've bought in the last year ran under $20.
Last I heard, Amazon was under no obligation to subsidize the publishers of overpriced books by discounting them back to competitive levels, especially when almost every book listed in the NYT article is available on Kindle for around ten dollars. The glaring exception is the $65 bibliography of Jim Harrison, which is not available on Kindle at all.
Yes, competition from Amazon has made things difficult for other booksellers, but these examples don't show unfair competition or predatory pricing. It's the natural result of publishing overpriced books.
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