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Originally Posted by tompe
So if it is acceptable to have hardcover frozen cover price why is it not acceptable having it for paperbacks?
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Because if the ebook price is frozen to the hardcover price, then when the paperback is released, the ebook will cost more than the paper version. And given that even the publishers admit that the cost of paper accounts for $10-15% of the book's price, it's highway robbery to charge more for the ebook than for the paper. I am fine with paying a premium when the book is new and hot, but when a decades-old paperback can be purchased new for $6 and the ebook is on the offer for more than double, I feel robbed and I won't pay it.