I am quite impressed with the way eBook pricing works. In this case, I’m using Amazon’s pricing as an example, but it’s not much different on Barnes and Noble’s site.
In this case, I’m interested in the book Artemis, by Andy Weir – author of The Martian.
When I went to purchase the Kindle edition of the book I found that it’s actually priced *higher* than the hardcover edition! On what planet is it more expensive to ship some bits around than it is to print a hardcover novel and ship it across the country several times? This is why I keep a ‘Kindle over $10’ shopping list. If there’s an eBook priced over $10, and I can wait to buy it, I put it on that list. Periodically I sweep through and find those where their price has dropped below $10. If they have, and I still want it, I’ll jump on it.
In this case, I have something like 50 unread books, and Artemis can wait a bit while I work my way through the backlog. Sorry Andy, you’ll have to wait to get my $1.
