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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
When that happens, ebook pricing should also drop by the same proportion. I'm not a fan of publishers who allow discounting of paperbooks, but not ebooks. If the hardback gets a 40% discount, then the ebook should get a 40% discount. Of course, this would only apply for stores that sell both types or if the publisher is the one who initiates the price drop.
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Well, the hardbacks are probably way overpriced to start with. The paper books are also a nuisance if they don't sell, taking up shelf and warehouse space and needing to be trucked around again, unlike ebooks. So, it often makes sense to drop the prices on the paper copies, just to get them off the hands of the distributors. Digital books don't have that same pressure for reducing prices.