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Old 09-08-2011, 03:34 PM   #76
JD Gumby
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Originally Posted by JimKal View Post
Micheo Kaku's "Physics of the Furture". The hardcover is $16.63, The Kindle version is $14.99, the paperback is $9.75. It seems almost perverse to set the e-book price so much higher than the paperback price. Ultimately, I think, some publisher will realize the real advantages of e-books: no paper, no printing press, almost $0 cost of distribution, no overstock.
They do realize those things - and are using the opportunity to pocket the differences.
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