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There are consumer reviews all over the place for various things - I used to view consumer reviews on places like epinions and one of the headings to rate was "Price" and whether you thought the price was reasonable given the quality. In some reviews I would see scathing reports about the price of everything from shampoo to sewing machines.
E-books are yet one of those things that people, as consumers are going to use critical thinking to decide whether they think something is worth the price.
E-Books are not special snowflakes. Exactly. John Scalzi is correct. Possible buyers or non buyers are going to say why or why not they believe $xx.xx is a ripoff for something.
It's just that on the flip side we have news articles complaining that nobody is buying from Amazon despite the boom in Kindle sales, opting for Libraries, public domain, cheaper sources, and darknet sources. Comment after comment below said news article suggesting "well, perhaps make it accessible price-wise for everybody and you'd get more buyers".
I know a few people who bought e-readers thinking they were to e-books what ipod is to music. I know someone who buys a ton of music songs because hey, it's the price of a few Timbits. I know lots of people who were looking into e-readers who chose the one which gives them the easiest access to the library, because the same books, without borrowing them, are out of their reach. I am one of them. My T1 allows me instant access (or being put on a waiting list) to e-books in the same way I borrowed paper books.
People vocalizing about what they find fair is not going to go away.
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