Thread: Amazon vs. Hachette Update - It's About Price
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Old 08-09-2014, 07:05 PM   #347
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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.
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I was just thinking today that book prices in general are vastly inflated for the current climate.
30-40 years ago there was no Internet, no computer games, no video on demand, etc. For books to survive they need to be convenient to purchase and relatively inexpensive. Amazon gives us that. Hatchette is seriously opposed to that formula. My wallet sides with Amazon.
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