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stonetools · 12-22-2011, 05:09 PM

I think the big problem people have with ebook prices is that on the Amazon book page, you always see the prices of used and remaindered books alongside the price of ebooks. Ebooks, of course, are never used or remaindered, so you often don't get that big discount on ebooks.
Its frustrating to see an Ebook price of 9.99 on a book that came out 17 years ago and where you can get the used paperback for as low as $2.47. I guess you console yourself that you are paying for convenience. I'm trying to keep those books on my Wishlist and hope for some kind of sale. I do think that publishers should be more flexible on backlist prices.

12-22-2011, 05:09 PM	#288
stonetools Wizard Posts: 2,016 Karma: 2838487 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Ipad, IPhone	I think the big problem people have with ebook prices is that on the Amazon book page, you always see the prices of used and remaindered books alongside the price of ebooks. Ebooks, of course, are never used or remaindered, so you often don't get that big discount on ebooks. Its frustrating to see an Ebook price of 9.99 on a book that came out 17 years ago and where you can get the used paperback for as low as $2.47. I guess you console yourself that you are paying for convenience. I'm trying to keep those books on my Wishlist and hope for some kind of sale. I do think that publishers should be more flexible on backlist prices. Last edited by stonetools; 12-22-2011 at 11:56 PM.