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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht
Books have not been priced on the cost of manufacturing since the introduction of paperbacks, if not before. The difference in printing a hardcover and a mass market paperback in today's prices is under two dollars. What you are paying extra for is the timeliness of the edition. You're paying more for the privilege of reading a book when it is first released, presumably so that nobody spoils it for you, or that the non-fiction information is timely, or that you're reading that book that is being hyped so everyone is talking about it. The ebook is priced comparable to the equivalent paper book so it doesn't cannibalize print sales too much.
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If the ebook actually cost the same as the paper book I would buy them. The problem is that paper books can be discounted and ebooks can't for the big publishers. I looked recently for the book One Year After but the ebook is over $2 more than the paper version. I borrowed from the library instead.
Paperback is $7.73 and ebook is $9.99.
https://www.amazon.com/One-Year-Afte...dp/0765376717/