eBook Prices Ebb & Flow

Are eBook prices rising too rapidly? The Wall Street Journal reported today: “The price gap between the print and e-versions of some top sellers has now narrowed to within a few dollars—and in some cases, e-books are more expensive than their printed equivalents.”

However, Digital Book World examined the numbers and pointed out that the prices for books on the Kindle bestseller list as of December 14, 2011 were down 14 percent.

DBW added: “At the same time, the average price of an Amazon print best-seller is currently $15.08 and there are no books on that list priced at $2.99 or below. To be sure, the number of books on the Kindle best-seller list priced at $10 or higher has increased since last Christmas from 22 to 32, meaning that more higher-priced books are being sold on the device.”

At eBookNewser, we hear varying opinions as to what the right price for an eBook is.What do you think is the right price for an eBook?

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