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I recognize and pay the "Kobo premium" because
1) a portion of that premium finds its way to my (US) indie bookstore.
2) paying lowest possible price is a race-to-the-bottom game which only leaves the biggest bear alive to shit in the woods as he will. Amazon's pricing is a loss-leader approach in an effort to be the last bear shitting.
3) Low hurdle to "tooling" my Kobo purchases. I occasionally read "tooling" chatter from Kindle owners and I'm frankly horrified at the idea of spending that much time trying to read my books and retain copies of what I've "bought" until _I_ decide I no longer have the need/space/time for them.
A higher price on an item isn't proof of price-fixing or collusion. It's the free market at work.
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