Thread: Amazon states sometimes ebooks will cost more than pbooks.
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Old 03-19-2009, 08:06 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by radamo View Post
I feel that if a new book is out in hardcover and is $20 and the ebook is $15 I am ok with that... but when it is in paperback and generally available for $7.50 then the ebook should be $6. In this scenario everybody wins... but I can loan out the paperback and the hardcover so to me, the ebook is worth less.
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Sounds right. For me $15 would have to be a book I really want. Of course most Hardcovers now retail for more like $26-$30. For paperback 'equivalents' it'd be nice if they could settle in around $4-$6.

Of course they could smarten up and skip DRM, but that'll be awhile yet.
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