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Thursday, 30th July 2009

E-Book Prices (For Popular Titles) Dropping

Note: The complete reports that the following statistics come from is a fee-based serial. Learn more here.

From the News Release:

In July 2008, the top 25 titles on Amazon's bestseller list for the four weeks averaged $9.25 and the top 25 in June 2009 averaged $8.04 after decreasing fairly steadily during the interim. For Sony, after starting at $10.13 in July 2008 then increasing to $11.68 in November thanks to a few well selling bundles, the average price of the top 25 fell to $9.97 in June.

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Of course lower prices aren't the only ways to add value to the consumer experience. Sony recently added about 500,000 free public domain e-books to its library, a move that pushed the company's selection far beyond Amazon's. That was replicated by Barnes & Noble's announcement earlier this month when it opened its new e-book store. These and other companies continue to experiment with their user interface, loyalty programs, and other means to get a competitive edge in this complicated marketplace.

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According to "Trade E-Book Publishing 2009," about 8% of the U.S. adult population purchased at least one e-book during 2008; a figure undoubtedly on the rise.

See Also: More About Sony E-Books (They Now Have Over 1 Million Free Public Domain Titles from Google) (via Teleread)

See Also: Barnes & Noble Launches e-Book Store (via Publishers Weekly)

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