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Originally Posted by Katsunami
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.
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It varies from country to country. I don't know where rollei is from but in Canada I'm not surprised by the comment. A quick check today of Ken Follett's latest book "Edge of Eternity" shows the hardcover available at multiple stores for $21.00 but the ebook is listed on both Amazon and Kobo as $21.99. The first book in the series "Fall of Giants" is readily available at $10.44 in paperback but the ebook is $10.99 at both Amazon and Kobo. (This is ignoring the fact you can get the discounted original hardcover for $4.99 in the Indigo bargain bin).