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Originally Posted by llurgy
I agree with the people saying that we should be able to buy a Kindle copy NOW at an inflated price. What I dont understand is why other people are up-in-arms about this idea.
Before ereaders there were hardback books and then a few moths later the paperback version at a much reduced price. The content of both books is the same - Only when you get to read it is different, and if you want to read it sooner rather than later then you have to pay the premium price for the Hardback book.
(random examples below)
What we had before Kindle:
Hardback in June: $25.00
Paperback in October: $9.00
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Now we have:
Hardback in June: $25.00
Kindle in July: $9.99
Paperback in October: $9.00
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I have not seen this at all with the majority of the ebooks I purchase. There have been delays in price dropping but release delays have been rare. The last one I recall was the last Stephanie Meyer book which was released 1 day later. I believe the Ted Kennedy and Sarah Palin books are delayed as well (who cares) and maybe a few more but it's still more of exception than a rule. I for one DO NOT want this to become habit.
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We could actually have:
Hardback in June: $25.00
Kindle in June: $25.00
Kindle in October: $9.00
Paperback in October:$9.00
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Why the heck would I want to pay more on release day than I am now? Why would you want to promote a higher price across the board. I don't get it.
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Throughout history we have paid more to read a book as soon as possible and paid less to read it after it has been out for several months,
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Just because it has been that way with pbooks doesn't mean we should carry on doing the same thing with ebooks
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We should also have that choice on the Kindle.
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I still think this is a horrible idea.