Thread: Are you prepared to pay the same price for an ebook as for the print book?
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Old 07-23-2017, 05:47 AM   #80
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
Do you have a link showing some data? Looking at the Amazon UK best sellers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsell...oks/ref=sv_b_1

and looking at the first 10 books, 7 out of 10 ebooks are as expensive (or more expensive) than the pbook.
The paperbacks of "best sellers" are generally heavily discounted, John. They're the type of books that supermarkets sell at ludicrously low prices as a loss-leader, and Amazon match those prices. I'm referring to "normal" books, rather than those you'll find on best-seller lists.

I buy quite a few books (at least 10 a month) and I honestly can't remember the last time I paid more than two thirds the price of the paperback for an ebook. At the moment, for example, I'm reading Dick Francis' books. The eBooks cost £3.99, the paperbacks £7.99. Ie the ebook is half the price of the paperback.
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