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I'll just let the article do the talking.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/11/us-apple-ebooks-idUSBRE8391JW20120411

Be very careful, there be R&P here.

Captain Ned wrote:

Be very careful, there be R&P here.

This man speaks the truth.

Maybe e-books will be cheaper then the paperbacks now

I do not understand why ebooks are not cheaper than (new) paper books of any variety. Surely economies of scale work in both situations and it can't possibly cost more to deliver an eBook to a reader than it does to manufacture one and get it shipped to a distributor and then on to a reseller like Amazon or whatever.

derFunkenstein wrote:

I do not understand why ebooks are not cheaper than (new) paper books of any variety. Surely economies of scale work in both situations and it can't possibly cost more to deliver an eBook to a reader than it does to manufacture one and get it shipped to a distributor and then on to a reseller like Amazon or whatever.

Well, now you do understand - pricefixing.

Well, yes, I guess you're right.

derFunkenstein wrote:

I do not understand why ebooks are not cheaper than (new) paper books of any variety. Surely economies of scale work in both situations and it can't possibly cost more to deliver an eBook to a reader than it does to manufacture one and get it shipped to a distributor and then on to a reseller like Amazon or whatever.

Well, in this case it's apparently - at least in part - due to pricefixing

But even without pricefixing, retail prices are determined primarily by what the market will bear.