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t-town · 02-18-2010, 10:47 AM

What do you think?
High price when the book is released, but then the price is lowered when the paperback is introduced. publishers whine all the time that e-books cannibalize the sale of their hard cover versions, why don't they make a hard cover ebook and a paperback ebook?
I'm getting sick when I see I'm paying let's say 9.99 for an e-book when I can buy the paper book for 7.99 (shipping included).

02-18-2010, 10:47 AM	#1
t-town Connoisseur Posts: 69 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kindle	Why doesn't the price of an E-book reflect the price of a paperback book? What do you think? High price when the book is released, but then the price is lowered when the paperback is introduced. publishers whine all the time that e-books cannibalize the sale of their hard cover versions, why don't they make a hard cover ebook and a paperback ebook? I'm getting sick when I see I'm paying let's say 9.99 for an e-book when I can buy the paper book for 7.99 (shipping included).