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Originally Posted by Fbone
Because cost-of-living is different. If you want to compare goods and services properly between countries, this needs to be considered.
A quick search shows that minimum wage in Aus is $15.51 (USD 15.83). Very good.
In my state it's AU $7.10 (USD 7.25). Less than half of yours.
Everyone involved in publishing that book in Aus is earning higher salaries with free or low-cost health care.
What would you prefer $15.51/hr with free health care and $20 book or
$7.10/hr, no health care and $10 book?
Edit: A person is Aus would have to work 1.29 hours at min wage to pay for that book. In my state they would need to work 1.41 hours. Taxes not figured in.
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But an ebook published in the UK by an UK author and a UK company on an American server sold by an American retailer has exactly zero to do with Australia. So none of that is relevant. You can add in house prices in major metropolitan areas pushing towards half a million dollars, too, if you like.
