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Originally Posted by HarryT
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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The list I looked at wasn't "paperback best sellers", it was "best sellers" (although most on the list do have paperbacks). Since it is "best sellers", doesn't that tend to indicate "what is selling more"?
Your anecdotal data is very interesting, but it is
your data. Looking at the Harry Potter books for example (something a little more mainstream), it looks like most of the ebooks are more expensive than the paperbacks. The Harry Potter books are in the top 10 and the Dick Francis books are in the top 3000s, which is more relevant?