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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Have you considered that regardless of whether or not you can buy from elsewhere, (and there are valid reasons to not want to do that, as mentioned above,) it is still perfectly reasonable to desire other vendors (e.g. Kobo) to have decent prices, because... apparently people like options, and encouraging competition?
(That would be the main reason to buy a Kobo in the first place.  ) |
Exactly. If you don't want Kobo to have high book prices, then don't reward them by buying the book at their inflated prices.
Shop around. If you go along with being 'locked in' when there's no reason to, then the price you pay is on your head. If Kobo can make more money charging higher prices, that's good business for them.
Shopping around is absurdly easy in this digital world. It's hardly onerous to push a few buttons or click a few times in order to get a better price.
Make competition work for you!