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Originally Posted by Alisa
I thought that the Mobipocket books were supplied via other services like Overdrive and the prices were set by publishers. Amazon sets the price on their store and frequently opts to take a loss or very small margins.
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The prices are set by publishers. "Mega-corporations" like Amazon can afford to take the hit of selling best-sellers at a loss. Small eBook stores clearly cannot. The original poster is somewhat misguided, IMHO.