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Originally Posted by rollei
e-books cost the same, sometimes higher than printed books. e-books should be cheaper since it cost less and almost no cost, once the e-book is produced.
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I keep seeing this, but for me, it's not true. At least not in the Netherlands. Very often, a paperback will cost €9.99, while the e-book will cost €6.49. That's about 1/3rd cheaper. I've seen price differences of up to 50%
I'm not even counting Kobo codes; they often reduce the ebooks's price to less than €2. (Granted, I've never had the opportunity to use a code anywhere else besides Kobo, and diesel-ebooks.)
The last option to reduce the price is to shop in the UK or US, which will lower the price even more as long as the Euro is worth more than the pound or dollar.
In the last three years, I've bought over 750 ebooks. I would not have done that had I been still buying paper books.