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JBlyth · 10-15-2010, 08:59 PM

I seem to remember a statement by the KOBO CEO that e-book prices would be lower than Amazon's.....

Last night I checked John Le Carre's "Our Kind of Traitor" and Lee Child's "Worth Dying For" across all three sites.

Amazon $11.99 each US (OZ dollar is now at parity)
Borders $21.14 and $21.60
Kobo $18.19 and $18.49

Needless to say, I bought from Amazon and converted to EPUB with Calibre - which is a task I find I need to do with all e-books anyway to get a decent layout for margins.

Cheers
John in Sunny Carnarvon - Western Australia

10-15-2010, 08:59 PM	#1
JBlyth Connoisseur Posts: 97 Karma: 126 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Carnarvon - Western Australia Device: Kobo, Kobo Touch, Ipaq 214, HTC WildFire Android	Kobo/Borders E-Book Prices Vs Amazon I seem to remember a statement by the KOBO CEO that e-book prices would be lower than Amazon's..... Last night I checked John Le Carre's "Our Kind of Traitor" and Lee Child's "Worth Dying For" across all three sites. Amazon $11.99 each US (OZ dollar is now at parity) Borders $21.14 and $21.60 Kobo $18.19 and $18.49 Needless to say, I bought from Amazon and converted to EPUB with Calibre - which is a task I find I need to do with all e-books anyway to get a decent layout for margins. Cheers John in Sunny Carnarvon - Western Australia