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bgalbrecht · 03-13-2016, 02:37 PM

We don't know who are the recipients of Harper Lee's estate because the will was sealed by a judge. But we know that their first decision, the day after the will was sealed, was to cancel the mass market paperback, and nearly double the cost of the cheapest paper edition in print. The ebook price was about half-way between the MMPB and TPB prices. Obviously, it's their legal right to do so. Unlike Steve Eisenberg, I don't consider $8.99 to be a below market price, but it may well be for the academic market, where I see some editions of public domain works costing $10-25.

03-13-2016, 02:37 PM	#16
bgalbrecht Wizard Posts: 1,806 Karma: 13399999 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: US Device: Nook Simple Touch, Kobo Glo HD, Kobo Clara HD, Kindle 4	We don't know who are the recipients of Harper Lee's estate because the will was sealed by a judge. But we know that their first decision, the day after the will was sealed, was to cancel the mass market paperback, and nearly double the cost of the cheapest paper edition in print. The ebook price was about half-way between the MMPB and TPB prices. Obviously, it's their legal right to do so. Unlike Steve Eisenberg, I don't consider $8.99 to be a below market price, but it may well be for the academic market, where I see some editions of public domain works costing $10-25.