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Originally Posted by sunnysmiles
It really bugs me to see ebooks the same price as hbks if not more esp as their are no printing costs involved and and these books are all kept on pcs at publishers these days
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I agree completely.
What we have to remember though is that this is a new market for publishers and readers alike. Publishers are terrified of damaging their main products - paper/hard backs. Remember that for the average publisher, eBooks account for less that 5% of sales, so there is no great pressure there to reduce prices - yet.
In time, prices will come down as publishers figure out how to maximise the potential of eBooks as they become a larger part of their producion and sales processes.
Its not much fun waiting, but we will have to for a while. Hopefully all the new players in the retail sector will fight against each other on price in the coming months, despite any agreements with publishers.