Oof. £10.99 for a kindle book.

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I fancied buying the latest Sue Townsend.

I expect somebody will come along and tell me that there are still all the costs associated with selling a real book... plus of course the author deserves to make a decent living...

Can't help but baulk at spending over a tenner on something I can't actually hold in my hand though. And surely once it's done and in existance, they can reproduce it 100000 times. It's not like they need people and paper and vans and shelf space.

Could Kindle books be cheaper than this? Should they be?

I know what you mean. I wanted to buy the latest Sookie Stackhouse book, but it is £9.99 on the Kindle. People have only given it a one star review on Amazon based on the price.

I will wait as it should come down in price.

I ended up buying the latest Hilary Mantel from tesco as it was cheaper to get the hardback there than get the kindle version, was £8. I often request books that I want to read from the library, I may have to wait but eventually get to the top of the list :)

This is what puts me off even getting a Kindle!

I can usually buy the actual book cheaper than the electronic version on amazon. It's always puzzled me how they work that out.

You're right! The hardcover version is 97p cheaper .

I've got a kindle and have a policy of never buying an ebook unless it is cheaper than the paperback/hardback, otherwise I buy that instead.

And, of course, the cheapest way is to order it from the library :o

It's because of the tax isn't it? E-books are taxed and real books aren't iirr.

I try not to get Kindle books that are more expensive than the print edition - I look out for the deals - Kindle deal of the day, sales, promotional prices for a previous book when an author has a new one out - books are often much cheaper in Kindle once the paperback is out. Some publishers do special offers a lot more often than others.

Given the choice, I'm running out of space so would prefer the Kindle version, and have actually bought quite a few 99p ebooks so I don't need to keep the print edition, but obviously I don't do that with more expensive books.

I think kindle prices could be a lot lower they still sell loads of print versions and like you say doesn't cost to mass produce a file does it? I also have the policy not to buy it on kindle unless its cheaper than print. At that price tho i'd request it at the library. Maybe im tight tho probably why so many people buy those kindle ebook cd's from ebay

Ebooks have VAT on them. The price should come down when it is out in paperback. I look at the price as a whole. Yes some books are expensive but other books can be either free or under a pound.

There's a new Kindle Jubilee sale but plenty to appeal to those with republican sympathies too.

is like with any file or a document in electronic format - they need to be stored on the server, Amazon keeps the Whisper network up & running 24/7, support for those being lost, fragmented or misplaced - still a cost

Kindle bookshop is like any other online shop, I am not surprised at cost it generates.

Do understand that they have to keep their servers running etc but agree with OP, £10.99 is taking the piss.

Recently bought the Paris Wife which was £4.99 on kindle and £3.99 for the paperback. Not quite sure how they justify that one

any extra print of a book after the very first one is costing publishers a pittance

my ex used to work as an accountant for one of the London based publishing houses that where I learned it from

that is why supermarkets can sell them 2 for £3