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Originally Posted by texasnightowl
THIS. And when e-book versions of older books are priced at or higher than the price of a new book.
My current aggravation is with Macmillan/St. Martin's. I've been wanting to pick up an ebook copy of Laurie R. King's "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" but the publisher has it priced at $9.99. The catch? The paperback was published originally 14 years ago! at a cover price of $6.99! I can understand the most recent addition to the series being $9.99 or even $12.99, but it really bugs me that they are trying to charge $9.99 for a 14 year old book! The Agency 5 can kiss my xyz. I picked up a used copy of the book which means neither author nor publisher got any money from me.
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What about books that are more than FIFTY years old? I want
The Dollmaker, by Harriette Arnow (published 1954), which is $13.99 as an e-book (about $11 for trade paperback). I want
The Best of Everything, by Rona Jaffe (published 1958), which is $12.99 as an e-book (on sale for $6 for paperback at Amazon). I want
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (published 1957), which is a whopping $18.99 as an e-book (about $10 for paperback).
This is completely insane pricing.