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Elsi · 07-02-2009, 11:47 AM

Where I get bent out of shape is with a new release being priced "too high". Take for example, Dead or Alive by Michael McGarrity. The hardback can be purchased new from Amazon.com for $17.13 (free shipping!) while the Kindle edition is $14.97. So for $2 more, I wind up with a physical object that I can lend or sell or give away. I cannot consider the nearly $15 for the Kindle edition a fair price. If I was eager to read this book ASAP, I'd probably look for a used copy (how about $6.32 from an Amazon merchant?) or borrow a copy from the library.

I'd hope that the publisher -- and Amazon -- could do the mathematics to see that they could make a higher overall income by selling more units at a lower price.

07-02-2009, 11:47 AM	#13
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Where I get bent out of shape is with a new release being priced "too high". Take for example, *Dead or Alive* by Michael McGarrity. The hardback can be purchased new from Amazon.com for $17.13 (free shipping!) while the Kindle edition is $14.97. So for $2 more, I wind up with a physical object that I can lend or sell or give away. I cannot consider the nearly $15 for the Kindle edition a fair price. If I was eager to read this book ASAP, I'd probably look for a used copy (how about $6.32 from an Amazon merchant?) or borrow a copy from the library. I'd hope that the publisher -- and Amazon -- could do the mathematics to see that they could make a higher overall income by selling more units at a lower price.