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I would like to know if anyone has any insight into why some B&N ebook prices do not come down when a book comes out in the paperback edition. They remain at the level set when the hardbound edition was release. This seems to be a frequent case among Sci Fi titles. For example for two books, Weaver by Stephen Baxter and Maelstrom by Taylor Anderson, the paperbacks are in B&N stores for $7.99, but the ebook prices are still $18.99. I've watched the prices on these books for three weeks now.
I wrote an email inquiry to Ebooks.com about this and they said they couldn't make changes because the prices are set by the publisher. Could it also be the case that they Ebooks.com does not have a mechanism to flag titles when they come out in paperback to bring it to the attention of the publisher.
Amazon generally brings down the prices sooner than B&N. Are they taking a loss, or are they negotiating better prices from the publisher?
In cases like this, I won't buy an ebook if there is a cheaper paperback price. If necessary, I will abandon the Nook and buy a Kindle.
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