HarperCollins ebooks double the paperback price?

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by bbusybookworm

Being Penguin (in my case) I'm not holding my breath, but fictionwise did get back to me in a couple of days, basicely saying its up to the publishers, and they can't do anything.

I was successful in getting the price of a "Penguin Classics" eBook (Robert Fagles translation of the "Aeneid") reduced from a ridiculous $40 down to about $12 by asking MobiPocket to check the price. They did so, corrected it the next day, and the reduced price fed through to all the other Mobi retailers - I then bought the book from BoB.

So there is hope!

[bbusybookworm]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I was successful in getting the price of a "Penguin Classics" eBook (Robert Fagles translation of the "Aeneid") reduced from a ridiculous $40 down to about $12 by asking MobiPocket to check the price. They did so, corrected it the next day, and the reduced price fed through to all the other Mobi retailers - I then bought the book from BoB.

So there is hope!

Writing to Mobipocket is the one thing I haven't done yet, as I kind of did not think of it while I write to the publisher and FW.

Worth trying so will try and see.

[hackettt]

I wanted to purchase Shadow Country, which one the National Book Award last week. When I looked on the Sony Store it was roughly $14 (30% off the original price). I hesitated and thought I would purchase it in a couple of days.

When I returned to the store this week the book had jumped up to $28 and had a new original price of $40. It was this price at all other ebook stores, except Amazon.

However, on the Random House site, the ebook is clearly listed as $16.

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/d...=9781588368249

I have written Random House but have received no response. When I called Sony, they admitted the sale and the original prices both jumped, but stated it was because the publisher sets the price.

[tlrowley]

In case you haven't checked today, Shadow Country is down to $11 on Sony.

[wallflower75]

Nothing to report as far as my letter of complaint goes. I'm trying to be patient as it's almost Thanksgiving, but if I haven't heard anything back by next week, I'm going to assume HarperCollins could care less.

Sorry if I'm grumpy. It's been a bad week.

[hackettt]

Originally Posted by tlrowley

In case you haven't checked today, Shadow Country is down to $11 on Sony.

Thanks, tlrowley. I will buy it now, but it still puzzles me how inconsistent the prices are. Was $14, yesterday $28, today $11.

Go figure.