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Originally Posted by binzer
I was actually surprised that Mobipocket prices were almost always higher than other e-book stores, but I suppose that's why. Paying more than paperback prices is just absolutely absurd when you consider the cost to the publisher. I was couldn't believe that the guy from Penguin said he was resistant to having e-book prices lower than pback prices. No printing, no binding, no shipping...honestly how can you justify not making them cheaper?
Hopefully one day the world will be fair, and Amazon won't be evil  |
MobiPocket is a distributor of eBooks as well as a retailer. The reason they don't have the low prices is to avoid uncutting their dealers. This is one reason Amazon opted to have a different DRM format. You can almost always find mobi files cheaper at dealer sites like Fictionwise. MobiPocket almost always posts full retail as received from the publishers.
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