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JSWolf · 02-08-2010, 02:12 PM

I did say $6 or less for a very good reason. As a member of Borders Rewards, I do get email with coupons that give me roughly 25% off. So if I apply that to a $7.99 book, I get $6. And that I feel is fair for a current in print book. A backlist out of print book I'd say maybe $4 would be good. If the book is a current book that's in hardcover, I do think that $9.99 is good. But once the book is in paperback be it trade or mass market, then the eBook should be $6. And the price drop HAS to occur the same day as the different versions come out.

02-08-2010, 02:12 PM	#25
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,898 Karma: 146918083 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I did say $6 or less for a very good reason. As a member of Borders Rewards, I do get email with coupons that give me roughly 25% off. So if I apply that to a $7.99 book, I get $6. And that I feel is fair for a current in print book. A backlist out of print book I'd say maybe $4 would be good. If the book is a current book that's in hardcover, I do think that $9.99 is good. But once the book is in paperback be it trade or mass market, then the eBook should be $6. And the price drop HAS to occur the same day as the different versions come out.