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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't know where you buy your ebooks, but my experience certainly doesn't match yours. I buy a fair number of ebooks (4 or 5 a week, typically) and rarely pay half the price of the paper book.
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My experience as well. The e-book version is almost always cheaper. I love getting brand new books in digital format because I can save a bundle over the print price. (However, sometimes the hardcover is so beautiful that I HAVE to purchase it, despite saving money on digital) (For example, just bought the Nook book of A Slip of the Keyboard by Terry Pratchett last week for $13.99 which would have cost me $17.72 at BN.com for the heavily discounted hardcover, or even $26.95 for List. AKA, Nook book was a fantastic price)
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Originally Posted by binaryhermit
If list price is what I think it is, it's like MSRP, which is an inflated meaningless number the manufacturer invents so stores can say that they're saving you money by comparing their price to.
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The numbers aren't completely meaningless. They take into account a wide range of economic considerations related to sustainability and profit, etc. What retailers do with the price is largely dependent on the economic situation of the retailer.