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Originally Posted by Boston
My problem with agency pricing is that the e-book is often more or close to the price of a discounted paper back. (I only rarely bought hardbacks).
I have the mental roadblock where the e-book needs to be at least $1 less than what I can get for new paper (which I can share and pass along).
As a result, my buying of current agency books is way down (from a few a week to maybe one a month). Unless its a "must-read" for me, I just wait to see if it shows up at the library (or there is a price drop).
But clearly I am not the mass market who seem to have accepted the model. (And to be honest, if I hadn't been an early adopter, I may have as well)
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I agree. I won't buy an ebook if it costs more than the paperback version, so I've had to pass on several books I wanted to buy. Publishers didn't seem to care, but when Amazon was setting the sales price I never saw ebooks for more than the paperbacks.