I'm with you guys. There is no excuse for high ebook prices. The hard work goes into the treebook version -- the editing, design, promo, etc. Production and distribution costsw of ebooks is virtually zero -- and that's what their price should be until e-reading starts to seriously impact treebook sales.
My own wee publishing house is tied by major retailers to (I think) over-pricing the ebook covers to our paperbacks. At our own site, where we have control, they're priced at a nominal £1 or $2.
If anyone here wants anything from our catalogue, though (
www.bewrite.net), please just drop me a line and I'd be more than happy to send your ebook/s free of charge. It's a fair deal because I owe you folks for some fine company and some very sound practical advice.
Cheers for now. Neil