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Old 09-17-2008, 12:31 PM   #1
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Publisher tries to justify ebook price increase
From the Amazon forums:

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A. Valentine says:
I wrote and asked them why they chose to raise their price. This is the response (and contact info) I received"

"Dear Alexis,
The ebook industry as a whole is still experimenting with various pricing models; here at Harper we're working to figure out what works best for us and for our consumers. We recently up-priced EDGAR SAWTELLE to the print book price. Our suggested retail price for that ebook is now $25.95.

As an aside, ebooks actually go through a different production process than print books and do cost a significant amount of money to produce.

Thank you very much for your feedback on the price change. We're always interested in knowing what our customers think about our ebooks and our ebook policies."

Best,
Hillary Veith

Hillary Veith

Managing Editor

HarperMedia/HarperCollins e-Books

10 E. 53rd Street

3rd floor

New York, NY 10022

Hillary.Veith@harpercollins.com

212-207-7283
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