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Old 12-26-2013, 01:03 PM   #5220
waslosmann
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Most interesting (to me at least) is that publishers have decided to price books so differently from country to country. I would guess that they don't lose money any place (though Kobo may when they discount). IMO, this probably speaks to Kobo wanting to show sales figures outside of North America and publishers gouging people in places like Canada.
Thx. Yes I was a little surprised, too. I expected some differences (because of taxes mostly). But the book I checked costs in India less than half the price it costs here in Germany (3€ instead of 8€). I honestly didn't expect this. Now I am a little tempted...

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