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scarter · 08-22-2009, 06:53 PM

I've been dismayed by the fact that books for my Sony PRS-505 at the Sony eBookstore were always somewhat (sometimes a lot) higher than Amazon Kindle prices. Last week I went shopping for some Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, and bought the latest one for about $16, when Amazon had it for the Kindle at $9.99.

Went browsing again today, and was very surprised to notice that all of his books were now $9.99 or less. So I looked at the best seller list, and saw that most of them were $9.99. That didn't used to be the case

This is admittedly a non-scientific sample, but I wonder if this a clue that maybe Sony has decided to get serious about the e-book market, and is is part of a marketing push which includes new models and embracing the ePub format.

If so, it's great news.

08-22-2009, 06:53 PM	#1
scarter Member Posts: 16 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Western Colorado Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire	Sony eBook Store Price Drop? I've been dismayed by the fact that books for my Sony PRS-505 at the Sony eBookstore were always somewhat (sometimes a lot) higher than Amazon Kindle prices. Last week I went shopping for some Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, and bought the latest one for about $16, when Amazon had it for the Kindle at $9.99. Went browsing again today, and was very surprised to notice that all of his books were now $9.99 or less. So I looked at the best seller list, and saw that most of them were $9.99. That didn't used to be the case This is admittedly a non-scientific sample, but I wonder if this a clue that maybe Sony has decided to get serious about the e-book market, and is is part of a marketing push which includes new models and embracing the ePub format. If so, it's great news.