That's not uncommon, unfortunately. Book publishers are trying their hardest to retain their business model, where supply and demand is a large factor. It won

That's not uncommon, unfortunately. Book publishers are trying their hardest to retain their business model, where supply and demand is a large factor. It won't last, middle men are going to go away as self-publishing services like Amazon take over. Just like iTunes is taking over music, Steam is taking over gaming, etc.