eBook prices getting stupid

JWolf · January 6 2013, 03:34 PM

Why is it some Star Trek eBook prices are getting stupid?

Reap the Whirlwind $15.29.
The Eugenics Wars, Vol. 1 $18.02
Rosetta $13.66
Missing in Action $12.54
Burning Dreams $12.56
Seeds of Rage $10.92
Demands of Honor $10.92
Dominion and Ferenginar $12.02
Unspoken truth $13.66
A Fury Scorned $10.37

These are prices from BooksOnBoard who has the lowest prices. You'll find all of these even higher at Amazon. Who (at S&S) actually thinks these prices are reasonable. And these are not all the stupid prices, just some.

zarkon · January 6 2013, 03:55 PM

look forward to it getting even worse as the physical book market winds down.

Relayer1 · January 6 2013, 04:18 PM

And then they act surprised when people opt for bootleg copies...

Defcon · January 6 2013, 04:28 PM

Good thing agency pricing is gone, eh?

JoeZhang · January 6 2013, 04:48 PM

It is because those are rare editions - hard to duplicate the electrons.

ATimson · January 6 2013, 05:15 PM

It looks to me like these are all titles whose mass-market edition is out-of-print, and S&S is tying the ebook price to their print-on-demand edition instead.

TJ Sinclair · January 6 2013, 07:15 PM

Yet another reason why I almost always stick to public libraries these days...

tomswift2002 · January 6 2013, 09:04 PM

"A Fury Scorned" commanding more than $10? I'm pretty sure that I could find a copy at a used book store for $2-$5. (Not to mention that the book originally came out 17 years ago.)

Wereghost · January 6 2013, 09:10 PM

If I had to guess, I'd say that Trek books appeal to an increasingly select market and the sellers have to increase the price in order to make their money back, knowing that Trek fans will pay the extra, however reluctantly.

JoeZhang wrote:

It is because those are rare editions - hard to duplicate the electrons.

+1. It's the overheads.

JWolf · January 6 2013, 10:21 PM

Wereghost wrote:

If I had to guess, I'd say that Trek books appeal to an increasingly select market and the sellers have to increase the price in order to make their money back, knowing that Trek fans will pay the extra, however reluctantly.

JoeZhang wrote:

It is because those are rare editions - hard to duplicate the electrons.

+1. It's the overheads.

It's nothing to do with overhead. It's what ATimson said.

ATimson wrote:

It looks to me like these are all titles whose mass-market edition is out-of-print, and S&S is tying the ebook price to their print-on-demand edition instead.

The thing is, all this is going to do is drive away customers. People aren't going to pay that much for eBooks that old. And yes, they might turn to the dark side to find them. The people in charge at S&S who decided to tie the eBook prices t the print-on-demand prices should be fired. This is going to hurt the Trek line big time for people who are newish to Trek books. They'll see these stupid prices and not bother.

zarkon · January 6 2013, 10:45 PM

Wereghost wrote:

If I had to guess, I'd say that Trek books appeal to an increasingly select market and the sellers have to increase the price in order to make their money back, knowing that Trek fans will pay the extra, however reluctantly.

JoeZhang wrote:

It is because those are rare editions - hard to duplicate the electrons.

+1. It's the overheads.

He was being sarcastic

Wereghost · January 6 2013, 10:50 PM

^ Facetious - as was I.

JWolf · January 6 2013, 11:28 PM

When a new Trek book is released, buy it then (be it eBook or pBook), don't wait because once it's out-of-print, the price is going to rise significantly now that S&S knows how to legally raise the price.

zarkon · January 6 2013, 11:30 PM

Wereghost wrote:

^ Facetious - as was I.

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JD · January 7 2013, 02:12 AM

I don't mind paying a little more for e-books, but damn those are starting to push it even for me.

I was looking around at Trek e-books for the Nook, and there are other older books that are only $5.99US. Then some other older books are $8.99US. I haven't been able to figure out if there is a system to it, or it is completely random.

January 6 2013, 03:34 PM	#1
JWolf Commodore Location: Massachusetts, USA	eBook prices getting stupid Why is it some Star Trek eBook prices are getting stupid? Reap the Whirlwind $15.29. The Eugenics Wars, Vol. 1 $18.02 Rosetta $13.66 Missing in Action $12.54 Burning Dreams $12.56 Seeds of Rage $10.92 Demands of Honor $10.92 Dominion and Ferenginar $12.02 Unspoken truth $13.66 A Fury Scorned $10.37 These are prices from BooksOnBoard who has the lowest prices. You'll find all of these even higher at Amazon. Who (at S&S) actually thinks these prices are reasonable. And these are not all the stupid prices, just some. __________________ Jon

January 6 2013, 03:55 PM	#2
zarkon Captain	Re: eBook prices getting stupid look forward to it getting even worse as the physical book market winds down. __________________ In defeat, malice. In victory, revenge.

January 6 2013, 04:18 PM	#3
Relayer1 Commodore Location: The Black Country, England	Re: eBook prices getting stupid And then they act surprised when people opt for bootleg copies... __________________ Soon oh soon the light, Pass within and soothe this endless night, And wait here for you, Our reason to be here...

January 6 2013, 04:28 PM	#4
Defcon Rear Admiral Location: Germany	Re: eBook prices getting stupid Good thing agency pricing is gone, eh? __________________ Unreality-SF.net - TV on the bookshelf G&T Show Book Report April 2013 - Novel editon

January 6 2013, 04:48 PM	#5
JoeZhang Rear Admiral	Re: eBook prices getting stupid It is because those are rare editions - hard to duplicate the electrons.

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January 6 2013, 05:15 PM	#6
ATimson Rear Admiral Location: Andrew Timson	Re: eBook prices getting stupid It looks to me like these are all titles whose mass-market edition is out-of-print, and S&S is tying the ebook price to their print-on-demand edition instead. __________________ Andrew Timson =============== "Niceness is the greatest human flaw, except for all the others." - Brendan Moody "...don't mistake a few fans bitching on the Internet for any kind of trend." - Keith R.A. DeCandido

January 6 2013, 07:15 PM	#7
TJ Sinclair Captain Location: There and back again...	Re: eBook prices getting stupid Yet another reason why I almost always stick to public libraries these days... __________________ "Social harmony is not a good goal. There's plenty of social harmony in a prison camp. The individual is the smallest and most oppressed minority..." -- Diane Carey, April 2001

January 6 2013, 09:04 PM	#8
tomswift2002 Captain	Re: eBook prices getting stupid "A Fury Scorned" commanding more than $10? I'm pretty sure that I could find a copy at a used book store for $2-$5. (Not to mention that the book originally came out 17 years ago.)

January 6 2013, 10:50 PM	#12
Wereghost Commodore Location: Ireland.	Re: eBook prices getting stupid ^ Facetious - as was I. __________________ "As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular." Oscar Wilde

January 6 2013, 11:28 PM	#13
JWolf Commodore Location: Massachusetts, USA	Re: eBook prices getting stupid When a new Trek book is released, buy it then (be it eBook or pBook), don't wait because once it's out-of-print, the price is going to rise significantly now that S&S knows how to legally raise the price. __________________ Jon

January 7 2013, 02:12 AM	#15
JD Admiral Location: Arizona, USA	Re: eBook prices getting stupid I don't mind paying a little more for e-books, but damn those are starting to push it even for me. I was looking around at Trek e-books for the Nook, and there are other older books that are only $5.99US. Then some other older books are $8.99US. I haven't been able to figure out if there is a system to it, or it is completely random. __________________ Over the course of many encounters and many years, I have successfully developed a standard operating procedure for dealing with big, nasty monsters. Run away. Me and Monty Python. Harry Dresden - Blood Rites (The Dresden Files #6)