Thread: Are Attitudes About E-Book Prices Changing?
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Old 06-22-2011, 12:30 PM   #126
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Even though Agency prices can't be discounted, that doesn't necessarily imply that they are unreasonable. Eg, consider Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" at Amazon UK:

Print List Price: £6.99
Kindle Price: £3.99 includes VAT & free wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet
You Save: £3.00 (43%)
Unlike print books, digital books are subject to VAT.
This price was set by the publisher

Amazon's paperback price for this book is £4.73, so I'd consider an eBook price of £3.99 pretty reasonable myself.
That isn't a book that falls under Agency pricing for some reason. On the US store, it is $6.99, which is standard MMPB pricing. Also interestingly, the US store doesn't sell the MMPB at all.
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