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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
Considering the size of the individual Nordic markets in conjunction with the diffusion rate of E-readers it is not surprising that prices are higher. Anyone remember the price of an Apple Lisa? That is the price you pay for being a trailblazer, on the other hand you get the satisfaction of telling your grandkids that you remember when books began to come in digital form. "And do you know how much Granny had to pay for that?"
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Originally Posted by Alisa
Here in the US, the prices were frequently the same as hardcovers until Amazon got into the game and started selling some ebooks below cost.
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Yes, as it is, it can only get better. Though the standard price of newly published harddcovers are abt. the equivalent of $35-45. Not possible to compare directly with US prices, of course, given taxes and the difference in the size of the potential markets.
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Originally Posted by thinkpadx
Sweden are in many ways way ahead of Norway. Forget about borrowing e-books at the library here. So far there's only test-projects out that's been going on for more than a year and not much seems to come out from these tests. Really frustrating.
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And ahead of Denmark, too. ebib.dk is nice, but the selection is not thrilling. At least it's a step in the right direction.