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Originally Posted by maximus83
So what do you attribute it to? I understand the pricing in some industries where I've worked or had a lot of experience as a customer, but have never really understood the factors behind book pricing.
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I don't really know, I can only make guesses:
With ebook omnibus editions it might be that the individual books are available in New Zealand as paperbacks, so the ebook prices are based on the usual discount to paper price, whereas the omnibus is not available in a paper edition and so is priced by a different formula.
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What I do know today, is that most--but not all--types of books I read regularly, usually the ebook version is somewhat cheaper than the cheapest paper version.
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Yes I have a similar experience, at least when comparing the New Zealand ebook price to the New Zealand paperback price, the ebook is usually quite a lot cheaper. But it seems to be different in the US, where the ebook is often priced the same price as the paperback or even a bit higher.