The Price of Ebooks

[tapati]

When Jim Butcher’s book Ghost Story came out, the ebook price slightly exceeded the hard cover price by about 20 cents or so. [Roc Hardcover, affiliated with Penguin.] I gritted my teeth and paid it since the previous book ended on a cliffhanger. Then the price-fixing lawsuit was publicized and suddenly they reduced the ebook price and raised the

Comments

[tapati]

See also the angry Kindle customers regarding Ghost Story's pricing:

http://www.amazon.com/Really-Kindle-Edition-price-hardcover/forum/FxCCUX7T7516VK/Tx2CCEZ9C2SCLFU/1/ref=cm_cd_dp_ef_tft_tp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=B004H4XI0Y

[mariadkins]

i won't pay more than 5.99 for an ebook. it's rare i pay that much for a paperback. and i'm too poor to buy hardbacks (unless it's something i find at half-price books or online and know i'll want to keep for the rest of my life).