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Ivo · 06-24-2010, 07:52 PM

Interesting explanation. The book I mentioned is offered by Ace and Penguin Group US, the same publishers that sell these books for much less in the US.

Maybe it is not profitable to sell ebooks at the same price range as paperback editions, so they have to sell them for much more in Canada to make up for their losses. (This same book, in paperback, in Canada is sold for $9.99 CND, and in the states for $7.99.)

Aside from Canadian story, your argument about profitability (or lack of it) is weak. Kindle edition of this particular book in the US is $9.41, so I'm not sure what makes it unprofitable if the paperback edition costs $7.99. They surely didn't use dead trees, nor transport the books, and yet you claim that more expensive ebook is less profitable than cheaper paperback. Unless the paperback is also not profitable, even more so then ebooks.

06-24-2010, 07:52 PM	#13
Ivo Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario Device: kobo	Interesting explanation. The book I mentioned is offered by Ace and Penguin Group US, the same publishers that sell these books for much less in the US. Maybe it is not profitable to sell ebooks at the same price range as paperback editions, so they have to sell them for much more in Canada to make up for their losses. (This same book, in paperback, in Canada is sold for $9.99 CND, and in the states for $7.99.) Aside from Canadian story, your argument about profitability (or lack of it) is weak. Kindle edition of this particular book in the US is $9.41, so I'm not sure what makes it unprofitable if the paperback edition costs $7.99. They surely didn't use dead trees, nor transport the books, and yet you claim that more expensive ebook is less profitable than cheaper paperback. Unless the paperback is also not profitable, even more so then ebooks. Last edited by Ivo; 06-24-2010 at 07:58 PM.