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Old 10-06-2010, 01:28 PM   #11
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It's a bit misleading - they are talking specifically about US pricing, but don't actually say that in the article. Eg, in the UK, Amazon charge £8.55 for the Kindle eBook of "Fall of Giants" and £8.08 for "Don't Blink," both of which are cheaper than the discounted hardback price (the hardbacks cost £9.00 and £9.64 respectively).
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Because the US has this "agency agreement" business which completely distorts eBook prices. I really do think that the article should have mentioned that fact. No big deal, of course.
I don't think it's misleading because it is a US publication, but including the UK prices would have shown that ebooks do not have to cost as much as they do and that the publishers are ripping off US customers.
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