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Originally Posted by ApK
I believe there are several benefits to eBooks over paper that are perfectly reasonable to expect the market to pay for if they want those benefits, like cloud access, loss replacement, instant delivery, etc.
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Offset by by the ability to loan or sell your books, being able to read your books without having to buy an ereader, being able to read your books when the battery is drained on your ereader, etc.
I'll give some examples of pricing at B&N:
The Escape -- David Baldacci
- $14.00 - hardcover (50% discount)
- $14.99 - ebook
Nonsense! The ebook should sell for $12 or less.
The Heist -- Daniel Silva- $16.95 - hardcover (39% discount)
- $13.99 - ebook (22% discount)
- $8.09 -- paperback (due Jan 2015)
Again, ridiculous. The ebook should sell for $7.09 or less.
Bad example - I didn't notice that the paperback won't be released until Jan 2015.
The ebook should be $1-2 cheaper than the least expensive paper book currently being sold. If only hardcovers have been released, then ebooks will cost more. Once paperbacks hit the market, then ebook pricing should drop accordingly.