economics

Feb 11 2010

Obligatory e-book pricing post

If you are reading this blog it should not come as a shock to you that I like to read. And yes Mr. FTC man, I do get a decent amount of review copies. But I also buy far too many a great many books. I also own and very much enjoy my Kindle.

What does all this mean? It means by the ancient rights of the Internets I get to step up on my soapbox and unleash a diatribe of my choosing. [OK, I made that part up ... but it sounds good doesn't it?]

But I do, however, feel like I might have some perspective on the whole e-books pricing issue both as a consumer and as someone with philosophical opinions on the matter.

So let us use this handy-dandy notebook! New York Times article on the subject as a jumping off point shall we? If you are game, see below.

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By Kevin Holtsberry • Views • 1 • Tags: Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble, Douglas Preston, e-books, e-readers, economics, Kindle, Macmillan, pricing, Wal-Mart