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dugong · 05-23-2010, 01:37 PM

<< as far as the title of this thread is concerened is that true anymore? I spend over 30 mins. comparing books to Kindles price and found them all to be the exact same price. >>

This may be true in part because Amazon is being forced by publishers to conform.

But I still haven't found a good answer to why some publishers (e.g. Penguin) are forcing outrageous prices for certain ebooks. As a Sci Fi fan, my favorite example is Maelstrom by Taylor Anderson. When the paperback edition was released the ebook price was not reduced from $18.99. Instead, the ebook price went up to $24.95. Amazon is offering the ebook for $6.29 and is showing both their price and publisher listed price on the same page.

Maelstrom (Kindle Edition)
by TAYLOR ANDERSON (Author)
Digital List Price: $24.95 What's this? (Digital List Price is the suggested retail price set by the publisher)
Print List Price: $7.99
Kindle Price: $6.29

Amazon is probably taking a loss on this book.

But why is this happening? My opinion is that Penguin wants to discourage the sales of the ebook. I don't know if this is an isolated case or a more general trend.

05-23-2010, 01:37 PM	#96
dugong Enthusiast Posts: 26 Karma: 420 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: East Bay, California Device: Nook	<< as far as the title of this thread is concerened is that true anymore? I spend over 30 mins. comparing books to Kindles price and found them all to be the exact same price. >> This may be true in part because Amazon is being forced by publishers to conform. But I still haven't found a good answer to why some publishers (e.g. Penguin) are forcing outrageous prices for certain ebooks. As a Sci Fi fan, my favorite example is Maelstrom by Taylor Anderson. When the paperback edition was released the ebook price was not reduced from $18.99. Instead, the ebook price went up to $24.95. Amazon is offering the ebook for $6.29 and is showing both their price and publisher listed price on the same page. Maelstrom (Kindle Edition) by TAYLOR ANDERSON (Author) Digital List Price: $24.95 What's this? (Digital List Price is the suggested retail price set by the publisher) Print List Price: $7.99 Kindle Price: $6.29 Amazon is probably taking a loss on this book. But why is this happening? My opinion is that Penguin wants to discourage the sales of the ebook. I don't know if this is an isolated case or a more general trend. Last edited by dugong; 05-23-2010 at 01:46 PM.