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Originally Posted by Hellmark
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.
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And I've seen a lot of ebooks that are priced well below the hardback or paperback prices. The problem with confirmational bias is you only notice the things that confirm what you believe to be true. It's worth checking every so often and seeing how true your assumptions actually are.
Top 5 NY Times best seller list
title - hard cover price - ebook price
Where the Crawdads sing - $15.60 - $12.99
The 18th Abduction - $13.26 - $14.99
Cari Mora - $17.40 - $14.99
Fire and Blood - $18.31 - $ 15.99
Redemption (Baldacci) - $14.72 - $14.99
So 3 out of 5 where the ebook price was several dollars below the hardback price, 1 out of 5 where the ebook price was higher than the hardback price and 1 out of 5 when they were roughly the same.