@EowynCarter: i wasn't comparing ebooks to dead tree versions. evidently an ebooks reaches you in under 10 seconds as opposed to any dead tree version, be it hardback or paperback.
i was pointing out the fact that an ebook stays the same format-wise whether it's accompanied by a hardback or a paperback. ergo, these huge prices for ebooks that accompany hardbacks rather than paperbacks are a rip-off. actually the whole system of pricing ebooks in accordance with the price of the paperback or the hardback is anything but forward thinking.
i understand why hardbacks would be more expensive (less wear over time, better formatting maybe, for collectors) over the paperbacks. but it makes less sense to apply the same rule to ebooks (unless they add something mesmerising to it to justify the ridiculous price).
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If there is an e-book version at 9$ and hardback at 17$, peaple will get the 9$ e-book, less money to publisher.
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like i was saying: greed! they still treat ebooks like a side-product rather than a branch all on itself.
and it's even more laughable when the same book has geo-restrictions to go with the high price. talk about shooting yourself in the foot!
anyway, the subject;s been hashed and rehashed. just adding my voice and hoping some more open-minded publisher realizes the mistake they're making. ebooks shouldn't be treated tentatively as something that might now take off. it already has!