It may be worse in Australia (I don't really know), but it is pretty systemic from almost all major publishing houses in the US and probably world wide. Because it costs the publishers less to get an ebook in your hands, you should have to pay more (you know, because of the convenience to you for that electronic format and all).
On going investigation/court case in the EU and also know the US about price fixing and similar abuses against most of the major publishing houses.
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