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DavidDvorkin

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18. Try buying self-published e-books instead

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2015, 10:31 PM

Feb 2015

They tend to be in the $2.99-$4.99 range. The high-priced books are usually the ones put out by traditional publishers, and in those cases, the author has no say about the cover price.

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Why Are Kindle Books So Expensive? [View all] ND-Dem Feb 2015 OP

There's nothing to stop authors and publishers from selling direct. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2015 #1

Cheaper then buying the book at 20-25 a pop. yeoman6987 Feb 2015 #10

other than the fact you can't reach customers that way... Takket Feb 2015 #15

Meh, I buy Kindle books from more than Amazon. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #2

hey it costs money to have a few thousand people own the world olddots Feb 2015 #3

they're cheaper than hardback or paperback Terra Alta Feb 2015 #4

Oh look. Another Amazon thread... SidDithers Feb 2015 #5

i can get a bunch free from gutenberg JI7 Feb 2015 #6

Generally less expensive than other books though. n/t gollygee Feb 2015 #7

Apple is no deal either. n/t GP6971 Feb 2015 #8

If they are new releases maryellen99 Feb 2015 #9

The publishers learned early on that eBook adopters were loathe to purchase hard copy anything. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #11

I hardly ever pay that much for a Kindle book Bettie Feb 2015 #12

I only buy new for some of my favorite authors. MohRokTah Feb 2015 #16

Me neither... pipi_k Feb 2015 #19

Why did the Project Management text book tammywammy Feb 2015 #13

get even with those greedy authors: write your own books nt msongs Feb 2015 #14

authors are not "greedy" Takket Feb 2015 #17

Try buying self-published e-books instead DavidDvorkin Feb 2015 #18