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Originally Posted by tompe
What does "fulfilled by Amazon" mean?
Was it the price for a new hardcover? What title was it?
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I'm not exactly sure, but I thought that it means that it comes from amazon's warehouse...don't know how all that works.
Yes, new Hardcover.
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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
If it had that tag about DRM I assume it was a TOR book? In that case it's not agency priced, but $7 for a HC sounds like a remaindered book. I don't think we'll ever see any kind of pricing match to limited quantity closeout type situations.
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Yes, TOR. That may be possible that it is a remaindered, but it was published in Feb 2013 so it would be surprising.
I would think that Amazon, or any retailer, would have a policy that an ebook would never be priced more than the paper version. They should also have the computer algorithm to prevent it from happening.
It seems an ebook would never cost more to produce than a pbook, so the cost of the actual printing/distribution should be removed from the cost of the pbook to determine ebook pricing.
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eg
a hardcover costs $5 to print and distribute.
a paperback of the same book costs $3.50 to print and distribute
the retail price for the hardcover is $15
the retail price for the paperback is $9.95
The price of the ebook should be the lesser of the two prices minus costs:
hardcover: $15 - $5 = $10
paperback: $9.95 - $3.50 = $6.45
ebook = $6.45
I would also give a price break if the publisher insists on including DRM...I mean, I should get compensated for the work I have to do to remove the DRM, right?!?! 
ebook with DRM: $6.45 - $5 = $1.45
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That would still allow everyone that actually has something to do with producing the book to get paid for what they do. The author, editor, publisher gets paid for all the books sold. The printer and distribution network would get paid for the books they print and distribute. The costumer is happy because they pay a fair price for the product they choose to purchase.