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Originally Posted by giedre
Still it galls me to go to Sam's or some such discount store and find the same books cheaper. It's hard for me to justify spending ten bucks for an e-copy when I can get the p-book for two to three dollars less. I find that despite my e-readers, I am still buying p-books!
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While it's sometimes hard to remember this as a consumer (vs a supplier), keep in mind that no vendor can price their products to match Sam's Club and Costco discounts. They are able to eat such enormous discounts only because they are selling at such high volume.
Also, most ebooks I've seen/bought are lower, by at least 15%, than their print counterparts. This is especially true for fiction and more or less accurate for nonfiction and technical-type titles. I think if you are in the market for an ebook edition, it's for a reason - you want to read on the go, need to increase the font size and hate large print, or don't have the space to carry as many books with you as you'd like - and price isn't a huge issue, especially when we've already shelled out the cash for a dedicated reader! And just as some people spend more money on hardcover editions when paperbacks are readily available, those who truly want an ebook won't mind paying a few extra bucks every once in a while.