My book purchases have dropped off by at least 75% since the price fixing i.e. agency pricing began. What really irritates me, besides the high prices, is that when the book is released in paperback the ebook price is not always reduced accordingly.
The loss of the used book market will only benefit the publishers but I think they won't see as much profit as they anticipate because many readers will go to free sources (libraries, friends, and the darnket) for books they want to read.
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