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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
That's nice, but prices aren't indexed to costs. They're based on demand and other factors.
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That was added specifically to head off the argument that is usually made when complaining about prices, that eBooks can't be made very cheap because of all the upfront costs that have to be covered.
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Used is not a valid price comparison.
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Really, why not? Is it where I would be buying the books instead.
None of the factors that would make one prefer a new book (better condition, better resale value) apply to eBooks.
It is perfectly realistic when looking at a ~70 year old, huge volume selling book to say that the competition for this edition is a used book.
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Not that price comparisons ought to matter, really. The better question is whether the price matches what customers are willing to pay. If they are, then the price is justified. If they aren't, the publisher will feel market pressures to reduce the price.
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With any normal product, it would be retailers (who actually deal with customers, after all) who would react to market needs. Here, they can't.