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Originally Posted by orwell2k
Interesting also, since there was a discussion on eBook pricing recently, that they seem to tie their pricing into the paper versions of books:
$17.95 for electronic editions of hardcover titles
$9.95 for electronic editions of trade paperback titles
$6.99 for electronic editions of mass market titles
Not sure what relevance the binding of an edition has for the electronic price, except to justify higher prices? Perhaps this is just old info in their help section, that will change when they begin this mass digitization process? Or perhaps it's harder to digitise hardback books, although that sounds like a stretch to me for almost double the price. I guess also hardcover content tends to be more often things like text books, etc, that are more expensive? Or is it because they are hardcover that they are more expensive?
Anyway, good news overall...
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I hate trade paperbacks with a passion. They are horrid things that need to go away forever. They are taller and thinner and feel awful to hold. They reasons given for them by the publishers is total BS. The real reason for them is to be able to charge more. They use more paper to print. The publishers feel they can charge more. Also, they don't fit in a lot of bookcases. And because of them, eBook prices remain higer then they should be. We need to write to publishers every time a trade paperback is released. This format is an abomination. It's almost as bad as the world's economy. I for one will not ever purchase one and I will never purchase an eBook that is priced based on one of these trade paperbacks.