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Old 11-19-2010, 08:59 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by asjogren View Post
The COMPETITION for this eBook IS the used marketplace. And it is READILY available in that marketplace.
For you, perhaps. Not for many people, as evidenced by the new paper sales.

I might add, I personally would be perfectly happy reading a used book, I've done it many a time. But many others prefer new books, or cannot buy used (libraries, schools).

If there are enough people to keep the book in print after 40 years -- as in, selling enough new copies for them to sell the paperback and hardcover, then clearly the competition is new paper.


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Originally Posted by asjogren
The Publisher blew it with pricing.
It's been an ebook for what, 2 days, and it's rank 970 for Amazon ebooks. For a 40 year old book, that is really not too shabby. Either way, it is way too early to say they are definitively charging too much -- certainly not from someone who apparently isn't willing to pay more than $2 for it.


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If they had done this with paper, it would be in the bargain bin quickly.
The hardcover has a list price of $24 (and a low sales rank). The paperback cover price is $16 (and does very well at #702 as of this posting). Ebook is $13.

You sure about your analysis here?
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