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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
Nah. There's plenty of demand even at current prices. Why not maximize their profits now? Isn't that similar to the concept of hardcovers and paperbacks? Release the hardcover first at a much higher price for people who can't wait then release the mass market paperbacks a few months later.
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Its similar but the problem is ebooks dont really go down. So therefore I can expect this, IMHO, ridiculous price to stay that way for quite some time.
Sides, whats wrong with dropping the price for a promotion? Ive seen many authors do it, selling their books for .99 or even free. J.K., the lady who is rich than the Queen of England, couldnt wait a month or two to start ripping people off? Because honestly, I consider the price of these books a complete rip off. If they were brand spanking new or had new content maybe, but its the exact same book I purchased oh so many years ago. And to make matters worse, the UK version I always wanted to read lacks illustrations. Ill keep my money, thank you very much.
And another thing. I think this was said earlier in the thread but how much longer will there be demand for this? Seriously, even shes moved on from Harry Potter. The final movie came out, IMHO it was horrible, and shes putting out an adult book now. It should be interesting to see how long it is before Pottermore becomes old news and no one cares anymore. Especially with that other thing coming out, My Hogwarts.
http://www.myhogwarts.co.uk/
In case no ones heard of it before. From what I understand someone decided to make this because Pottermore took too long. I guess these will only renew interest in Harry Potter and thats good for her but shes still not getting my $53. And even with Pottermore and My Hogwarts, just how long will Harry Potter mania go on without the author partaking in it or adding anything new? Maybe a few years but I dont think itll last much longer.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
The price isn't based on whether you have the hardcover versions or not.
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Im quite aware. They couldnt factor in such a thing because who doesnt have some sort of Harry Potter book or movie at this point in time? To me its just crazy. I have the hardcover and paperback of all of the series. Some of them I even went so far as to buy the special deluxe edition. Ive spent more than enough on the books. To spend another $53 is just a rip off at this point. Im saying that Id gladly pay $20 but $53 is too much for me. If I didnt have the novels already, sure Id do it. But I do, it took them too long, most of them Ive already read and I have no interest in buying them again. If I want to get them for a sibling Ill get the paperbacks. I see that, for the most part, on Amazon the purchaser saves $1 per book buying the Kindle version. Thats good. However, I know theyd never take this into account, but I can actually save even more money by going someplace like EBay or even the Marketplace where the books are $4 apiece.
Many wont see it my way. I understand that. Were all entitled to our opinions right? Thats what makes the World go round.