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Originally Posted by stonetools
Mike Shatzkin sums up the approach of the publishers well in this comment:
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Says it all right there. People will charge what the market can bear for the goodsand services they sell in the marketplace, regardless of overhead. Its up to you whether you want to pay that price or not.
You should always remember that over time, ebook prices will go down, and and that if you are a patient shopper, you can do pretty well.
Overthe weekend two of the books on my wishlist went down sharply in price-one going from 12.99 to 7.99 and the other from 9.99 to 4.99. I snapped up both of them and then bought a Kindle Dealy deal that went from 7.99 to 0.99. I finished up by buying Joe Haldeman's "Forever War" , an SF classic, thatwas going for 4.95. I ended up buying four well regarded books for $19.
Rather than complaining that ebooks aren't being sold for the "right price", I would work on smart shopping techniques. It would be more helpful in the long run. |
when i buy hardcopies i always do my best to take advantage of amazon's 4 for 3 deal. combine that with free shipping for orders over $25 and you save a bundle.
i wish there were some way (unless there already is and i dont know) to sign up for price change alerts of stuff you're interested in instead of having to constantly check.