Sunday, September 16, 2012

Seriously, Amazon, WTF?

Amazon, why the latest Ken Follett's book is priced wildly differently in US, UK, and Italy?

US Screen Shot 2012 09 16 at 21 41 25

The prices alone are enough to drive people mad. $19.99 in the US for a Kindle edition, while the same edition in the UK cost £7.20 (= $11.6) and in Italy €10.02 (= $13.14). Both are already available in Europe, and yet to come in the US.

UK Screen Shot 2012 09 16 at 21 41 41

ITA Screen Shot 2012 09 16 at 22 28 15

I know that Amazon blames the publishers for these prices. But I can't help wondering why does Amazon, which is the most powerful book reseller, comply to such nonsense.