16 July 2009
“The book publishers are in the process of picking a fight with Amazon and other sellers over the pricing of e-books. If the publishers are lucky, they’ll lose.” – Slate’s Jack Shafer. The TeleRead take: Astutely, he warns that the higher prices will lead to lots and lots of piracy, especially as the hardware improves.
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‘Does the book industry want to get Napsterized?” Slate Magazine’s Jack Shafter warns against price gouges