I've been disturbed by this situation ever since the iBookstore launched and all my eBook prices went up. I've used the Kindle since day one and I understood an

I've been disturbed by this situation ever since the iBookstore launched and all my eBook prices went up. I've used the Kindle since day one and I understood and appreciated the eBook discount. Now, I find many books with prices on the iBookstore that are higher than the equivalent printed book at the local bookstore. I understand the need to keep Amazon from getting/maintaining a monopoly, but man, I just can't agree that the solution is to raise prices 30-50%.