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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice
Aren't Japanese book sellers required to have the same price by law? What would be the point of price matching under that system?
That's not the case in markets like the U.S and Canada.
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Unlike current German law, Japan's resale price maintenance system treats eBooks as mere information, thus excluding them from the system. While eBooks are typically sold at nearly the same price as physical books, numerous promotional deals frequently occur where eBooks get discounted. Think of it like Steam sales for PC games.
For physical books in Japan, with very few exceptions, they're never discounted as long as they're new. This makes choosing eBooks over physical copies a significant advantage in Japan.
While publishers offer deals that apply across all eBook stores, each store also runs its own discount promotions, which creates price differences.