Quote:
Originally Posted by TimW
The paperback edition will be available on February 14, 2012 in the US. No, it doesn't make much sense to compare prices with an edition that won't exist for several months. |
I agree. I hadn't noticed the release date. But, do note that Amazon is selling the paperback as a pre-release right now. I have books on my TBR list that will still be there in February. It will be interesting to see if there is a price drop for the e-book when the paperback is released in February. But the point remains that there are many books where the publisher has set a higher price for the e-book than the currently available paperback.
So, you are right that the publisher may simply be maintaining a high e-book price so as not to undercut the hardback price. I hope I'm not putting words in your mouth as I realize that this isn't what you wrote but rather my interpretation of those words.