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Originally Posted by HarryT
We've had this discussion a thousand times before and, as always, the answer is very simple: if you think a book is too expensive, don't buy it. If a sufficient proportion of other potential buyers think similarly to you, the publisher will either adjust their prices or go out of business. If sufficient people think that the price is fair and buy it, they won't.
Personally I think ebooks are very reasonably priced. I buy mainly "back catalogue" crime fiction and pay around half to two thirds the price of the paperback, which seems eminently fair to me. Eg Dick Francis' ebooks at Amazon UK are £3.99; the paperback is £7.99.
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The problem with this is, many people are doing that, and the publishers are taking it as "People aren't interested in ebooks" instead of "We are selling ebooks at too high of a price".
Yeah, back catalog stuff is often cheaper. However, newer stuff, it isn't uncommon to see ebooks for as much as the paperback or more. Hell, there are times I've seen the ebook go for more than the hardcover.