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Originally Posted by Fbone
So I can assume that a third-party e-book retailer will charge the same amount regardless of format or device?
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If the publisher is one of the Agency 5 (Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Penguin, Hatchette or MacMillan) or of of their labels then you can expect the books to be the same price everywhere. The exception to this is that it appears some Penguin titles were discounted lower in Apple's iBooks store at first. Also Sony and Kobo add "tax" to the price of their books where other retailers will charge you tax based on where you reside.
With titles from Random House (and it's labels) and smaller pubs the pricing will vary depending on store as stores are free to discount or not as they see fit.
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To feed my reading habit I was hoping to purchase a device for reading only and it's e-books the cheapest way.
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I'd think used paperbacks would be cheapest after the library. With ebooks you're buying a "new" book which will often mean the same price as a new print copy or sometimes slightly less than a discounted paper copy and on occasion the pubs are actually charging more (like Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead).