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Five of the size largest US publishers now set their own prices, and we assume they will charge the same "Agency" price from all ebook stores. This has not always been the case, but it isn't clear if the variable price is a policy or incompetence on the part of these publishers. It has been reported that both Amazon and Apple have contracts that require them to get the lowest offered ebook prices from Agency publishers, with the possible exception of Penguin on Amazon.
For ebooks from most other sources, Amazon tends to have the lowest price. Overall, if you don't want to shop around, the Kindle Store is your best bet.
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