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Originally Posted by astra
If they don't want to loose money on hardback edition sales, they should start to publish ebooks in DRM-free formats and for decent prices, no more than paperback editions.
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What they are afraid of is that people will buy the ebook, at lower margins,
instead of the hardcover.
Publishers are unhappy at Amazon because they feel Amazon's pricing has set the bar on ebook prices at $9.99, and they won't be able to charge more.
Whether they could
get more is another matter. I think most folks feel the ebook price should not exceed the MMPB price. In that case, Amazon is doing them a favor, as $9.99 is higher than the average MMPB proce, but Amazon customers pay it.
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Dennis