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Old 04-06-2011, 06:48 PM   #69
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I don't believe him, because without concrete figures the statement is purely opinion. Even if Amazon (and all other ebook sellers) listed the number of ebooks sold, over a certain price point, that would still mean nothing: there is no way for them to know how many sales were lost due to pricing.
The last report I saw by the Book Publishing Group (I think it was them) showed that lower prices on books were one of the top reasons people gave for buying an ereader.

IIRC, It was the #1 reason given in their January 2010 survey. The next, from August 2010 didn't specify the exact position, but said it was still a top reason. You had to pay like $75 to see the full report.

In this economy, I can't imagine prices not being a primary consideration for most people. Whether that qualifies as "price focused" or not... i dunno. Depends on what it means.
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