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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
I'm saying that while it is true that some ebooks are more expensive, others are at the same price as before.
The statement "agency pricing = more expensive" indicates that there is an across-the-board price increase, which is simply not the case.
Thus it is partly true that agency priced books are more expensive. I am not saying that the statement is "false," or "wildly outrageous," or that "no prices changed," or "all prices went down," or "Random House gives out free puppies with every download." I'm saying that the perception exaggerates the impact of the price increases, and is thus moderately inaccurate.
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I think you missed the boat and are now standing on the dock watching the boat sail away.
Prices went up big time. Prices even went up on eBooks where prices went down. Let's use Fictionwise as they used to be pre-agency. We got sales, we got discounts, we got credit towards other eBooks. We had the buywise club. Basically, we had a good thing going. We had a way to take prices and lower them and then find them acceptable and buy. It's not about the price listed for an eBook, it's the price we actually pay. On average, we payed less then we do now under the agency disaster. We got a fair deal overall. Now we've just lost CybeRead and Fictionwise is a ghost of what it was.
Face it, prices have gone up way way more then they've gone down. And when you look at the cost of eBooks as a whole, they've gone up. I don't think many if any are buying your "prices have gone down" routine. It doesn't fly in the face of reality.