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raac · 04-07-2010, 09:14 PM

I wrote to Amazon for a similar reason, but they just replied with some empty BS. I therefore sent the following letter to the publisher (I think if we all were to do this, it may slowly have an impact):

I was thinking of buying "Why Does E=mc2?" as an e-book. On Amazon, one of the cheapest sites in the internet, the Kindle edition is $2 cheaper than the hardback but almost $4 more than the paperback.

I would like to buy the e-book but cannot bring myself to pay more than the paperback. E-books are worth less to me because they have no re-sale value and I can't lend them to friends. They should be priced accordingly. Since I do not want to fill my shelves further, I will be borrowing the book from a library instead. You have lost a sale. Continuing to over-price e-books will only serve to increase piracy.

04-07-2010, 09:14 PM	#21
raac Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 1003802 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NY Device: Sony PRS-950	I wrote to Amazon for a similar reason, but they just replied with some empty BS. I therefore sent the following letter to the publisher (I think if we all were to do this, it may slowly have an impact): I was thinking of buying "Why Does E=mc2?" as an e-book. On Amazon, one of the cheapest sites in the internet, the Kindle edition is $2 cheaper than the hardback but almost $4 more than the paperback. I would like to buy the e-book but cannot bring myself to pay more than the paperback. E-books are worth less to me because they have no re-sale value and I can't lend them to friends. They should be priced accordingly. Since I do not want to fill my shelves further, I will be borrowing the book from a library instead. You have lost a sale. Continuing to over-price e-books will only serve to increase piracy.