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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Again, once agency pricing kicks in, then Tor is setting the complete price. Then Tor is fully responsible for the prices.
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I'm not buying that as an argument for the high "digital list" prices on Tor books. A quick look at the Kindle books page shows numerous books that are below the $9.99 price point. Two that I glanced at - "The Lost World" and "Slaughterhouse 5" both are selling at 20% below the digital list price. Clearly other publishers have determined a way to set eBook prices to be more in line with paperbacks.
If MacMillan/Tor had a history of dropping eBook prices after a time period to be roughly the same as a mass market paperback then I'd be more willing to take their side.