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SensualPoet · 11-04-2010, 07:37 PM

In Canada, Ian Fleming's James Bond series of novels are available from Penguin in paperback for $16 each. Amazon.ca has them for $11.58. Chapters (bricks and mortar) has them for $15.50.

But, also in Canada, I can buy the Kindle editions from Amazon.com for $9.58, published by "Ian Fleming Publications Ltd".

Ian Fleming died in 1964 and his books will be PD in Canada in 2015. Plus, as this author's heirs (whose rich uncle expired 45 years ago) have probably munched handily on the movies rights over the years ... is it any wonder the entire series is easily found on the darknet?

Given all this, which do you suppose I am going to buy?

It is pricing like this which drives bad behaviour in consumers. The Bond books ought to be released at $5 to $7 each and in new editions with fully corrected texts and some sort of extra content. I'd bet famous authors would line up round the block several times for the chance to be among the 14 chosen to write a 5000 word preface for their favourite Bond memory.

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SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	In Canada, Ian Fleming's James Bond series of novels are available from Penguin in paperback for $16 each. Amazon.ca has them for $11.58. Chapters (bricks and mortar) has them for $15.50. But, also in Canada, I can buy the Kindle editions from Amazon.com for $9.58, published by "Ian Fleming Publications Ltd". Ian Fleming died in 1964 and his books will be PD in Canada in 2015. Plus, as this author's heirs (whose rich uncle expired 45 years ago) have probably munched handily on the movies rights over the years ... is it any wonder the entire series is easily found on the darknet? Given all this, which do you suppose I am going to buy? It is pricing like this which drives bad behaviour in consumers. The Bond books ought to be released at $5 to $7 each and in new editions with fully corrected texts and some sort of extra content. I'd bet famous authors would line up round the block several times for the chance to be among the 14 chosen to write a 5000 word preface for their favourite Bond memory. Last edited by SensualPoet; 11-04-2010 at 07:39 PM.