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Can you give some examples of hardcovers being cheaper than kindle or ibooks versions? I can see isolated examples but when I look for hardcovers on the nytimes
by podperson 13y ago
Can you give some examples of hardcovers being cheaper than kindle or ibooks versions? I can see isolated examples but when I look for hardcovers on the nytimes bestseller list on Amazon, kindle versions are uniformly cheaper than hardcovers.
I very seldom encounter books that are cheaper to buy (new) physically than electronically. I agree that the electronic versions should be even cheaper, but that's a separate story. The first order reason that ebook prices rose in response to Apple's entry into the market is simple -- competition. In this case, Amazon had a monopsony and dictated prices to publishers. Apple broke or offered the whiff of a break in the monopsony and the rest is history. What does this competition look like up close? A bunch of contract negotiations.
Did Apple "orchestrate a conspiracy" to raise ebook prices? That's another question altogether. The video of Jobs saying prices won't be higher simply indicates he knew about the "most favored nation" contracts. I couldn't be bothered reading through the entire judgment, but certainly followed coverage pretty closely and I just don't see a case.
- dkl 13y agoOne that I ran across today: http://www.amazon.com/The-Shadow-Factory-Eavesdropping-America/dp/0307279391/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373476980&sr=8-1&keywords=shadow+factory http://www.amazon.com/The-Shadow-Factory-Eavesdropping-Ameri... I will never buy an electronic copy for more than a paperback. Ever. I've actually written to published to complain about it.
- podperson 13y agoThe original claim was electronic copies more expensive than HARD covers. I would cheerfully pay a little for an ebook over a paperback.
- dkl 13y agoUh, I pointed you to a case where the paperback AND hard cover are much cheaper than the kindle price. I was just giving you my rule about paperbacks.