ibook price is higher then kindle price

Apple lost in a judgement that accused them of price fixing...so maybe they are now quoting the real price and others are price fixing. The price they charge is the price that has been agreed to with the publisher. As consumers, our options are pay the price or buy elsewhere.

Note, you posted this thread to the board about Apple's notebook computer, and not the ePub format they have.

howardfromkaty wrote:

Why is the ibook price $5. more then the kindle price. Is it just a error on ibook part

Ask the publisher of the book. They are the ones who set the prices in the iBooksstore, not Apple.

Amazon sets the prices in its store, discounting the publishers price as much as it wants.

I just bought an ebook from Amazon that was $12.81 Australian $. The same ebook on iBooks is $30.99 Australian $. I will always give Apple my first choice but not for double the price. Feeling price gouged.

peters2881 wrote:

I will always give Apple my first choice

You can avoid gouging yourself by dropping that principle and always buying your books from the store which has the best deal -- In addition to Amazon, you can try Nook, Kobo, Googlebooks, and Sony. They all have free ereader apps available.