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Originally Posted by electristan
A small market with its own language being willing to pay a higher price makes some sense (though very frustrating). Having the price difference be that large across multiple English speaking marked, like Australia and the US/UK, seems off.
I would never buy a book from an Australian publisher if they are charging that much if there is an option to get from a US/UK
Either way it drives me nuts that the book industry in Norway are complaining that the e-book market is not taking off. Its them pushing people away.
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It shows the inefficiency of the so-called "free markets". There is no reason, distribution-wise why ebooks are more expensive, even in a smaller market like Norway than in bigger markets, like the U.S. You have to add the cost of a translator, which are from I heard, quite expensive, as an added cost.
So even with an added layer, the books are cheaper in English.
