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Good Old Neon · 03-03-2010, 10:35 AM

Here’s my issue – Since its release, I’ve been interested in reading Ron Currie’s new novel, Everything Matters – unfortunately, the Kindle version costs $4 more than its discounted hardcover counterpart. And this is not a case of someone forgetting to lower the price on the ebook version, as of a week ago, it dropped below $14, and was selling for $13 something or other – within the last week, the price has inched upward again. It’s unfortunate, I would have purchased it by now, but I refuse to pay more for a digital file than a physical object. Unless the price comes down, I’ll simply pick it up at the library, and deny a sale to both the author and publisher.

Hardcover - http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Mat...mm_hrd_title_0

Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Mat...=AG56TWVU5XWC2

03-03-2010, 10:35 AM	#78
Good Old Neon Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 114 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Amazon Kindle	Here’s my issue – Since its release, I’ve been interested in reading Ron Currie’s new novel, Everything Matters – unfortunately, the Kindle version costs $4 more than its discounted hardcover counterpart. And this is not a case of someone forgetting to lower the price on the ebook version, as of a week ago, it dropped below $14, and was selling for $13 something or other – within the last week, the price has inched upward again. It’s unfortunate, I would have purchased it by now, but I refuse to pay more for a digital file than a physical object. Unless the price comes down, I’ll simply pick it up at the library, and deny a sale to both the author and publisher. Hardcover - http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Mat...mm_hrd_title_0 Kindle - http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Mat...=AG56TWVU5XWC2