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Old 06-29-2008, 12:23 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
Shouldn't be a big surprise. Amazon makes more money at the higher price. They can set a high price initially and drop it by increments. Some folks will want the book badly enough to pay "full retail". Others will have different price points.

They can monitor the sales volume and adjust pricing on the fly, settling at the low price once initial sales to folks who just can't wait have peaked.

Personally, I can wait. It's not like I don't have other things to read.
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But, the "smart" shopper, knows that the price drop in such a short period of time entitles them to a refund of the difference. I guess they hope most people won't follow-up. I'd rather wait a week, now that I know the game.
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