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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
Which books are you looking up? If they are hardcover bestsellers, amazon actually takes a loss for them. Amazon also seems to get better discounts. I've noted often that publishers are giving Sony bad info, for whatever reason. If you look at the rest of the online booksellers, Sony matches them or beats them. Amazon's a big player though.
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Originally Posted by advocate2
I just looked at Skiny Dip by Carl Hiaasen. Amazon sells the paperback for $7.99,the Kindle book for $7.19. Sony charges $17.47 for the Ebook!!!
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It's not just Sony that is sometimes not able to match the "at-a-loss" / discounted Kindle price but, Sony does seem to be cheaper than most others (at a quick glance)...
http://www.booksonboard.com/index.ph...76884&v=buynow
http://www.diesel-ebooks.com/cgi-bin...Dip-eBook.html
http://ebooks.ebookmall.com/ebook/135627-ebook.htm
Also..
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b2...-Hiaasen/?si=0
