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In that case, it looks like people in the UK are lucky to have e-books cheaper than printed books. |
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The numbers aren't completely meaningless. They take into account a wide range of economic considerations related to sustainability and profit, etc. What retailers do with the price is largely dependent on the economic situation of the retailer. |
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And $9.66 for Salt: A World History. Both slightly less than the heavily discounted paperbacks. Of course, used copies of both are only $4.00 so that is one way where paper will be cheaper than digital. |
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143034669 Amazon.com Kindle $19.89 Paperback $11.60 Amazon.ca Kindle $18.99 Paperback $15.16 (I can buy from either Amazon.com or Amazon.ca) It appears that based on the replies here, only in Canada, e-books are more expensive (for best sellers and major publishers) while e-books are cheaper than p-books in other countries. |
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On Amazon UK, "Ghost Wars" is £6.02 for the ebook, £10.39 for the paperback.
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10-13-2014, 02:19 AM | #23 |
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Good for people in the UK that e-books are cheaper. At £6.02, it is CAD$10.87, which is still cheaper than in Canada.
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At least you can console yourself with the thought that you can buy the paperback more cheaply than we can.
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For "Salt: a World History", we have £5.03 for the ebook, £8.79 for the paperback.
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I was interested to see the cost difference here. I do intend to buy the hardcover as I have great interest in our ANZAC history. Last edited by sabredog; 10-13-2014 at 02:42 AM. |
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A few examples don't disprove the point, particularly if also considering back catalogue stuff where the ebook price tends to be much closer to that of the paperback. You get maybe 10-20% discount if you look at the amazon price, rather than 3rd party seller prices that can often be cheaper than the ebook even for books that are listed as new rather than secondhand.
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I've also come across some pricing oddities (using New prices sold by Amazon) "Sin" by Zakhar Prilepin is £5.95 for the hardcover, £13.80 for the paperback and the ebook has just gone from £6.10 to £5.65. Last edited by Yolina; 10-13-2014 at 06:31 AM. |
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I just did a quick check and out of the last 20 I bought outside of sales or offers, the discounts were under 25% for 16 of them, 2 were around 50% and 2 were around 50% of the hardback price. Maybe it depends on particular factors such as what publisher or when people tend to buy books, for me it would be rare to buy an ebook while the paperback was fairly new (and priced accordingly) as I would have either already got the ebook or it would have tended to have been out a fair while. If your buying habits result in you tending to see higher levels of discount then good for you, but your anecdotal evidence in no way merits such a definitive claim as you have chosen to make. |
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