MobileRead Forums
Register Guidelines E-Books Today's Posts Search

Go Back   MobileRead Forums > E-Book General > General Discussions
Reload this Page How can this be justified?

Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 12-15-2010, 04:01 PM   #1
KrowNB
Enthusiast
KrowNB began at the beginning.
 
KrowNB's Avatar
 
Posts: 44
Karma: 10
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo WiFi, Sony PRS-650
How can this be justified?
Saw this book in Indigo today, checked online when I got home and the hardcover edition is the same price - $7.59 with iRewards membership ($7.99 without). The eBook is $11.99!!!

Having just purchased a Kobo for my wife and considering getting another one for myself, when I see examples such as this one - there are lots of others - I wonder if publishers/distributors are taking unfair advantage of people buying and using these devices. I'll pay a reasonable price for anything but I'm sure such practices will only encourage piracy.

Keith
KrowNB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2010, 04:08 PM   #2
desertgrandma
Enjoying the show....
desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
desertgrandma's Avatar
 
Posts: 14,270
Karma: 10462843
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Arizona
Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir
$8.99 at Amazon for the Kindle

edit.......just saw you are in Canada.........are ebook prices normally higher there?
desertgrandma is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 12-15-2010, 05:12 PM   #3
KrowNB
Enthusiast
KrowNB began at the beginning.
 
KrowNB's Avatar
 
Posts: 44
Karma: 10
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo WiFi, Sony PRS-650
Quote:
Originally Posted by desertgrandma View Post
$8.99 at Amazon for the Kindle

edit.......just saw you are in Canada.........are ebook prices normally higher there?
Don't know. We're new to eBooks/eReading. With pricing for hardcover books being such a bargain compared to the ebook version, don't know how long we'll be around to find out.
KrowNB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2010, 06:04 PM   #4
Care
Aes Sedai
Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.Care has every book they ever wanted in electronic form on their reader.
 
Care's Avatar
 
Posts: 659
Karma: 46166
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo Aura and Kobo Mini, had a Nook, NOOKcolor, Nook STR.
No generally they are not that high.

If you check out the Amazon link, the hardcover is showing as $ 2.90 and the ebook at $ 8.99. My guess is they are trying to get rid of the hardcovers.

Sometimes the ebook is the same price as a new release because the publishers don't want to discourage people from buying the hardcovers. Kind of like how the cheaper paperback version doesn't come out for 6 months to 2 years. Generally though the ebook is the same price or less than the paperback.

Also, Kobo offers a lot of coupons via email, so make sure you use those up!
Care is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2010, 06:12 PM   #5
desertgrandma
Enjoying the show....
desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
desertgrandma's Avatar
 
Posts: 14,270
Karma: 10462843
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Arizona
Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir
Quote:
Originally Posted by KrowNB View Post
Don't know. We're new to eBooks/eReading. With pricing for hardcover books being such a bargain compared to the ebook version, don't know how long we'll be around to find out.
I believe the Kobo has library access, yes?

Have your tried your local library for ebooks? Usually, they have the top selling authors.

If yours doesn't have a good selection, try the Philadelphia Free Library, $15 yearly member ship for out of state residents.

Here is a good thread on the subject.
desertgrandma is offline   Reply With Quote
Advert
Old 12-15-2010, 07:55 PM   #6
KrowNB
Enthusiast
KrowNB began at the beginning.
 
KrowNB's Avatar
 
Posts: 44
Karma: 10
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo WiFi, Sony PRS-650
Quote:
Originally Posted by desertgrandma View Post
I believe the Kobo has library access, yes?

Have your tried your local library for ebooks?...
The Kobo is supposed to be capable of this but I haven't yet had the opportunity to try it. Our local libraries don't yet have ebooks available. Since last spring they've been saying its coming "soon". If we take to the Kobo or eBook reading in general, might well look into the FLP. Thank you for the link.
KrowNB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2010, 08:09 PM   #7
Andrew H.
Grand Master of Flowers
Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.Andrew H. ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
Posts: 2,201
Karma: 8389072
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Naptown
Device: Kindle PW, Kindle 3 (aka Keyboard), iPhone, iPad 3 (not for reading)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Care View Post
No generally they are not that high.

If you check out the Amazon link, the hardcover is showing as $ 2.90 and the ebook at $ 8.99. My guess is they are trying to get rid of the hardcovers.
Yeah, it's a 2007 book and Amazon itself doesn't sell the hardcover anymore - the $2.90 price is for a third party seller. Amazon itself just sells the paperback for $9.99 and the e-book for $8.99.

I would imagine other sellers are just trying to clear out their HB inventory, too, and are slashing prices to make room for the paperbacks. HBs are *big*.
Andrew H. is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-15-2010, 09:42 PM   #8
taming
Trying for calm & polite
taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.taming ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
taming's Avatar
 
Posts: 4,012
Karma: 9455193
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mostly in Canada
Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura
Quote:
Originally Posted by KrowNB View Post
Saw this book in Indigo today, checked online when I got home and the hardcover edition is the same price - $7.59 with iRewards membership ($7.99 without). The eBook is $11.99!!!Keith
The book, Stone Cold, is an agency priced book here in Canada, which means that the Publisher, not Kobo, sets the price. It is not uncommon for these prices to drop when the paperback is out--but there are no guarantees.
taming is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-16-2010, 04:42 AM   #9
neilmarr
neilmarr
neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.neilmarr ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
neilmarr's Avatar
 
Posts: 7,215
Karma: 6000059
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Monaco-Menton, France
Device: sony
***The book, Stone Cold, is an agency priced book here in Canada, which means that the Publisher, not Kobo, sets the price***

And the same doesn't apply to treebook cover price, which can be slashed to loss-leader levels by the retailer. This creates the situation where ebook cover price is sometimes as high or even higher than the discounted paperback or even hardback. I get the feeling that such treebook cost-cutting is the stores' backlash against the Agency 5 ebook pricing model. Cheers. Neil
neilmarr is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-16-2010, 07:36 AM   #10
KrowNB
Enthusiast
KrowNB began at the beginning.
 
KrowNB's Avatar
 
Posts: 44
Karma: 10
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Canada
Device: Kobo WiFi, Sony PRS-650
Seems the very reasons that eBooks should be cheaper - minimal production/distribution/inventory costs compared to paper books - also is making them retain higher prices when the stocked books drop. There are no problems with overproduction or inventory excesses with eBooks so they don't have to dump them.
KrowNB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-16-2010, 09:46 AM   #11
desertgrandma
Enjoying the show....
desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.desertgrandma ought to be getting tired of karma fortunes by now.
 
desertgrandma's Avatar
 
Posts: 14,270
Karma: 10462843
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Arizona
Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir
Quote:
Originally Posted by KrowNB View Post
Seems the very reasons that eBooks should be cheaper - minimal production/distribution/inventory costs compared to paper books - also is making them retain higher prices when the stocked books drop. There are no problems with overproduction or inventory excesses with eBooks so they don't have to dump them.
Welcome to our world.
desertgrandma is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Formatting an eBook - Left justify or Justified simonroyle General Discussions 145 07-06-2020 07:38 PM
Fully Justified or Ragged Edge? JoolsB General Discussions 44 09-23-2010 10:57 PM
How is smoothly justified text achieved? polyfragmentiert ePub 6 11-19-2009 11:13 PM
Epub books text justified with update? Mayr Sony Reader 28 09-23-2009 04:36 PM
Justified text in ePub? kiwik ePub 5 03-07-2009 02:35 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:57 AM.

Contact Us - FAQ - Guidelines - Privacy - Top

MobileRead.com is a privately owned, operated and funded community.