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Originally Posted by gmw
Only until they run out of people willing to pay the $18.99. How long has the book been selling as Kindle (obviously not 50 years)? If that turns out to be a long time you may like to read that as a message from the market: that's what lots of people think the e-book is worth. If you disagree ... well, they still offer you the cheaper, if less convenient to you, alternatives. Whether you happen like it or not, it's all quite democratic: one dollar one vote.
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Fair enough --- but as in any democracy we prefer to speak up. And that includes the 1 Star review (even if I personally never did that). Just like you can ignore a demonstration you can ignore the reviews. Telling people not to give 1 star reviews based on pricing is like telling voters in an election "just shut up and vote for his opponent, don't complain that he is corrupt because a lot of people still like him". The 1 star reviews are just a rather effective way of consumer activism.