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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Question. Is Penguin Canada an agency 5 publisher? (Penguin US is, but Penguin UK is not). Are the ebook copies available to you for sure from Penguin?
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So, yes, we are talking Penguin Canada throughout my example. But you have a point that, perhaps, something goofy is going on with different rights for different regions. I have used this author/series because it is so well known.
What about Elizabeth Gilbert's
Eat, Pray, Love?
Amazon e-book - $8.76 Penguin
Kobo e-book - $10.49 Penguin
Sony Reader Store - $12.99 Penguin to Canadians
(another reason we don't shop there)
Chapters/Indigo - $18.50 Trade paperback Penguin
Chapters/Indigo - $35.00 hard cover Viking
E-books are significantly cheaper than bricks and mortar titles -- and this is truly, madly, deeply truly true for backlist works -- and therefore e-book savings
pay for the cost of the e-reader after 15 or so purchases and savings fly right into your pocket thereafter.