Thread: Macmillan CEO John Sargent on the agency model, availability and price
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Old 03-02-2010, 05:19 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
So, it is unfair to say.... hey look how cheap ebooks are of hard cover release... the eBook is $14.99 and the hardcover is $28.99... but the hard cover is usually discounted so it is probably more like $14.99... so he is blowing smoke up you know where with this apples to amazon (er oranges) comparison.
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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.
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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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