Thread: Macmillan CEO John Sargent on the agency model, availability and price
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Old 03-02-2010, 05:11 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by Daithi View Post
First of all, this is completely disingenious because retailers (and Amazon in particular) do not sell books at the listed hardcover price. The actual sales price of a typical new release hardcover at Amazon is $15. The implication he was making, that $14.99 is still a substantial discount over hardcover prices, is completely bogus.
Exactly. This.

I've never, ever, ever paid $24 or $28 for a hardback and nev...ok, highly doubt...I ever would. They either get discounted heavily...$15 or $16...or I wait til they are in paperback. Nevertheless, trying to say "Oh! You're getting a great deal because the $14.99 ebook is so much cheaper than the $27.99 hardback!" is completely bogus.
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