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Originally Posted by queentess
But see, retailers aren't allowed to discount ebooks. Why would I pay $16 for the hardcover (which I can promptly resell) or $13 for the ebook with DRM? I agree, $1-2 is likely too little. But expecting me to pay hardback prices for an ebook is extreme. How about a $10 ebook for a paperback that was published in 1992? Maybe $15 is more your cup of tea? Or maybe have to wait 3 months after the hardback is released, then pay $13? These are 3 examples of books I wanted to purchase and didn't due to price.
Usually including the word "ebook" or "download" is enough. If I Google "girl with the dragon tattoo ebook" I get 3 illegal hits on the first page of results. |
Take an agency eBook priced at $7.99. Take an agency paperback priced at $7.99. Which is cheaper? The paperback is cheaper as I can get the paperback with a discount and the eBook I cannot. I am not stupid enough to think the eBook is priced the same. It's not. There are a lot of eBooks that are very close to or more expensive than the pBook edition.
As for the Google search, I added the word ePub and got the first 3 sites for illegal downloading. The other search was not like that due to finding a lot of hits about the movie.