Thread: Why are e-books so expensive?
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Old 01-14-2010, 10:12 AM   #32
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Yes, it did. The price of CDs today is way, way lower, in real terms, than it was 20 years ago. In the UK, at least, CDs typically cost about 30% of the price that they did then, taking inflation into account; ie, they've fallen in price by about a factor of 3.
Really? What did they cost 1990? I think it was around £10. Then http://www.whatsthecost.com/cpi.aspx says that the price today should be £16 which seems to be around the current price. So no change at all.
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