Thread: Answer as to why ebooks cost more than print books (1 publisher)
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Old 01-15-2011, 04:36 PM   #66
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Originally Posted by OtterBooks View Post
Fact is if I want to read a book I will almost always be able to pay less than ebook price, often buying it literally right off the same product page online. As I type this I am shopping for a copy of Franzen's The Corrections on Amazon. Ebook: $9.99. One line beneath that listing is a link to resellers where I can get a "like-new" hardcover of it for $4.42 shipped. Hardcover. It's a seller I've used before and the books have been perfect. Is that a fair comparison? My credit card says yes.
While used books obviously can be cheaper, to be fair my comparison will be between equal situations i.e. i'll compare the ebook with the cheapest new paper edition that is out so the hardback until the paperback comes out and at that point the paperback.
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