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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht
I think the ebook market is predominately the high volume book buyers, unlike, perhaps the print markets. Most people don't buy a $250+ reader if they're only going to buy/read 5-10 books a year. If the Agency publisher are good on their word, and drop the ebook prices when the book's been available for a while, they are cherry-picking the buyers who can't wait for the price drop, just like the hardcover buyers.
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That's definitely true. Though I'm the oddball there since I read a book or two a month and bought a used Kindle 1!
The problem is currently that e-books are still a very small portion of sales for bestsellers, so the big publishers just don't give much of a crap about the e-book market yet.
Also agree on the second point, if they're true to their word and drop prices as time goes on (i.e. when the print paperback comes out) I have no problem with agency pricing.
I've waited for paperbacks my whole life before getting an e-reader, I can wait for a price drop on the e-book as well. The catch is whether they keep their word and stick to that.