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Originally Posted by XrXca
My complaint is with older books, especially when I'm trying to get an older book that is STILL in current production with a recent printing (not a reprint, but a new issue based on the printing line on the copyright page)
Same publishing house as the original so while there has been some work to create the new printing it shouldn't be at the same level of cost as the original.
Now I'd expect the eBook to be reasonable, but much to my annoyance, the eBook is exactly the same price as the paperback (8.99)
Shouldn't there be the same kind of price reduction that is found in most new books, even if it was 8.99 paperback, 6.99 eBook I'd be slightly happier, but the same price ticks me off.
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That is my complaint as well. Paperback priced at $8.99, eBook priced at $8.99... with my bookstore membership, I can get a discount off the paperback making it cheaper than the eBook. No thank you to the eBook under those conditions. I think you'll find that those books priced that way are the publishers participating in agency pricing. Hopefully once that goes away, the retailers will be able to offer discounts and club discounts on some of these titles. As you say, for an $8.99 paperback, I'd be willing to pay $6.99 or $7.99 if I really wanted to read it.