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Old 09-18-2012, 11:45 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes View Post
^Inflation. I expect prices to continue to rise. I don't expect or want authors to make less money per book than they make now. What I don't really like is paying more as a Canadian for an e-book ($25.25US) than a hardcover ($21.00US) when the e-book is really just a rental in the eyes of the Amazon terms of service. Hence I don't buy the e-book.
Is the eBook really more expensive than the hardback, or is it just that Amazon have discounted the hardback? ie, if you went into a normal bookshop and bought the hardback at its full cover price, would it still be cheaper?
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