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sherman · 05-26-2010, 10:37 PM

I've been looking at the store too.

As far as prices are concerned, they seemed to be all over the place. Some books are very expensive, others are not too bad. And I believe that in most cases, it's the publishers who set the prices.

Looking at the Jodi Picoult books, it looks like the author has sold books to many different publishers (in BooksOnBoards, I saw HarperCollins, S&S, Penguin...). It seems that in AU/NZ, the books are published by Allen & Unwin (an Aussie publisher), who don't seem to be noted for the reasonable ebook pricing

Selection: It seems that of the "Main" publishers, RedGroup have only got a selection from HarperCollins and Random House so far.

05-26-2010, 10:37 PM	#2
sherman Guru Posts: 876 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	I've been looking at the store too. As far as prices are concerned, they seemed to be all over the place. Some books are very expensive, others are not too bad. And I believe that in most cases, it's the publishers who set the prices. Looking at the Jodi Picoult books, it looks like the author has sold books to many different publishers (in BooksOnBoards, I saw HarperCollins, S&S, Penguin...). It seems that in AU/NZ, the books are published by Allen & Unwin (an Aussie publisher), who don't seem to be noted for the reasonable ebook pricing Selection: It seems that of the "Main" publishers, RedGroup have only got a selection from HarperCollins and Random House so far.