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Originally Posted by HarryT
eBooks are more valuable than pbooks.
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That is very much open to debate. They also have a resale value of zero, and the DRM means there's a very good chance of losing access to them at some point in the future (unless you remove it, obviously). Also, while consumers do take value into account, obviously, they expect resale prices to reflect production costs to some degree, I know I do. No printing / shipping / warehousing / shelf-space should result in a lower price.
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Originally Posted by Fbone
If it makes you feel better, B&N has the pbook for $14.98.
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I don't see how that helps prospective buyers of the ebook.
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In any case, the ebook will almost always be pricier than the pbook if you count (as the OP did) all the used pbook prices.
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Wasn't that a previous-edition
new book? That said, yes, the ebooks do compete against the used MM paperbacks, obviously. There is really little excuse to charge that amount of money for a 40 year old book. A few bucks is fine, it saves me to go down to the church yard sale (or pay for shipping from Amazon). 13.99? I don't think so.