[dmaul1114]

I don't like it, but I'm not up in arms over it.

If I don't like a books price (i.e. it's more than the cheapest paper counterpart) I don't buy it. Hopefully most will do the same, and even with the agency model publishers will realize that at most they can charge the same as the cheapest paper book, and less for some titles.

But I have no problem with publishers setting prices, I don't really like content providers forcing prices on them. They should be able to set MSRP and stores should be able to discount (at their own reductions in profit) how they seem fit just like for most physical products.

There are lots of physical goods, including books, I feel are overpriced. I just do without. Tons of other books to read that cost amounts I'm willing to pay, not to mention the freebies. So I feel no need to cry about it online, justify going to the darknets or something. I just ignore it and go buy something I feel is reasonably priced to read and hope publishers get the message.

$9.99 is probably the most I'd pay for an e-book, and most I've bought on my Kindle are less than that. No shortage of things to read at that price or under, so thus far I'm good and figure agency pricing will eventually just shift to matching (or being a bit under) the cheapest print version. So higher at release when just the hardcover is out, dropping when the paperback comes out. I have no issue with that, been waiting for cheap paperbacks all my life, can wait for the e-book prices to drop on the same schedule.