Comments on: e-Book Price Hikes Are Coming?

By: Amazon’s New E-book Price Policy Goes Live

Amazon’s New E-book Price Policy Goes Live — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:47:49 +0000

[...] position with Amazon. That’s why some have managed to force Amazon to bend its rules and let them set their own prices.Amazon may have failed to keep top publishers from setting their own prices. But it is doing its [...]

By: Amazon and Android Dilemma

Amazon and Android Dilemma — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:56:04 +0000

[...] e-books is not going to go down smooth with Amazon Kindle fans. We already knew a while back that e-book prices hikes were coming. The genie is truly out of the bottle for Amazon, and you can expect more publishers to make their [...]

By: John

John — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:05:47 +0000

I still think $9.99 is too much unless the book can be sold or converted to another format.

There are always plenty of classics to read.

By: David H. Deitrick

David H. Deitrick — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:05:26 +0000

To purchase an ebook significantly over about $10, I must be certain that I will like it. I will not be willing to take a chance on some author I don’t know. The result is that my total expenditures for ebooks will DROP. In addition, If I am going to spend that much, I think I should get some special consideration for being willing to part with that much money. That something is the ability to read the book on any platform I currently own, now and in the future. I am not interested in giving the books to other people, they can read them on my devices if they want, and I will remove all of the material from any device that I dispose of, as I already do to protect my own information.

Standardize the ebook formats and tie the DRM, if you must have it, to the DEVICE, allowing each purchaser to us it on any of their current personal devices, say 6 for a household. Software to read all of the standard formats should be available for any Operating System that is on a device that can be used as a reader: Desktop computer, Laptop Computer, NetBook, Tablet/Slate, Smart Phone, Dedicated ereader from ANY manufacturer.

Publishers and Purveyors: If you want me to part with more of my money for your books, then you must make your material more transportable.

By: P.Rad

P.Rad — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:31:37 +0000

Will Rupert be happy with $14.99? I somehow feel he may be hoping for $19.99 e-books. I don’t mind $19.99 e-books but here is the catch. Amazon should introduce an e-book subscription service.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:59:53 +0000

$14.99 with no DRM – maybe?!?!?

By: Gwen B.

Gwen B. — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:13:55 +0000

I don’t like the $14.99 price for e-books. I already typically only purchase most of my e-books at less than 9.99 and I always compare the prices to the prices of the printed versions that I can see back or donate to the library. If the print prices are cheaper or the same, I typically just buy the printed version and won’t buy the e-book version at all. If the prices continue to rise, I probably won’t upgrade my Kindle anytime soon – UNLESS they add the option to sell back/trade the e-books.

By: MojoYugen

MojoYugen — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:35:19 +0000

$15 for the rights to read a “book” that is locked to a single platform and I don’t have to right to re-sell, or give away when I’m done? No thanks, The publishers may make more per book, but they are going to sell a lot fewer books overall.
If I really want a bestseller I’ll just wait a few weeks until I can pick it up used for next to nothing.