Why Ebook Pricing and Ebooks are Screwed
Today upon the recommendation of Dethroner I decided to purchase The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
The Road is “a tale about survivors in a post apocalyptic America. Cannibalilism, looting, extinct wildlife, starvation abound thematically. And yet, it’s said, hope prevails, that ultimately it’s a story about the love between a father and his son.”
I want to read this book! I would love to purchase it to read on my Windows Mobile Device. I read books on my Windows Mobile Device, thats how I roll.
Surprisingly The Road is available from Fictionwise.com, unfortunately it is $17.95.
Amazon.com also sells The Road
Yep folks, the hardcopy, dead tree, high overhead, have to hold an inventory version of The Road costs $9 less than the digital easy delivery, convenient, instant gratification ebook version.
Asinine, I know.
Josh Smith is a blogger, database manager and adjunct professor of business and technology. 
Is there any reason why that might be? Why would it be so expensive to read the e-book and not the paperback. Maybe there’s royalties involved?
What they hope is that you will not look around and think it is more value to do the ebook thing.
That is a steep charge $9 more
That is absurd. Reading should be affordable because it really is the best way to keep minds active.