Thread: Amazon vs. Hachette Update - It's About Price
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Old 08-09-2014, 06:40 AM   #322
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Originally Posted by petrucci View Post
It is my opinion that e-book prices are vastly overinflated. At $9.99, an e-book is still more expensive than an average movie ticket. A movie takes a whole lot more work to produce.

Some may argue that e-book prices need to be high because sales volume is low. I agree that if sales volume is truly low, then a higher price may be justified. However, it is ironic that some of the more expensive e-books are popular ones, which have a high volume of sales.
It's not ironic, is classic supply and demand. People are willing to pay more for good or popular books, it's the not so popular books that publishers have to charge less, or give away.
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