Normally I would be all fired up and writing a post of my own on this, but right now I just feel defeated. So here’s the break down.
- Titles available in print as new hardcovers: $65- $85
- Titles available for several months, or generally timed to paperback release: $25-$50
- New children’s titles available in print as hardcovers: $35-$85
- Older children’s titles and children’s paperbacks: $25-$45
What it looked like in reality (new prices went into effect on Thursday)
- Eisenhower in War and Peace $40 Wednesday, $120 on Thursday (print version a little over $20 (it retails at $40).
- Blessings by Anna Quindlen – $15 on Wednesday, $45 on Thursday
Read More:
- The impact of Random House price increases (added 3/6/2012)
- Random House’s eBook Price Hikes are GOOD for Libraries. IF… (added 3/6/2012)
- Rich Books, Poor Society: Random House’s Price Spike (added 3/5/2012)
- Random House drastically raises the price of e-books for libraries (added 3/5/2012)
- Necessary Evil? Random House Triples Prices Of Library E-Books (added 3/3/2012)
- Profits Surge at Random House (added 3/3/2012)
- Your ebook rent just went up 300%
- ALA calls on Random House to reconsider major ebook price increase
- Librarians Feel Sticker Shock as Price for Random House Ebooks Rises as Much as 300 Percent
- Libraries protest Random House price hike
- Libraries In Crisis: Urging Random House To Reconsider Pricing Decision
- Random House Raises Library eBooks Through the Roof
- Random House Not So Random with Library Ebook Price Increases
- Random House Sharply Increases Library E-Book Prices
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