New e-book pricing scheme a surprising assault on the wallet

New versions of e-readers from Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble will no doubt grace Americans with their now-more-affordable presence beneath Christmas trees this holiday season.

But what happens when the price of the e-books to be read on a Nook or Kindle suddenly shoots up, making the whole arrangement a lot less affordable than previously thought?

The problem of so-called “e-book sticker shock” is becoming a reality ever since six of the top book publishers banded together and agreed to set prices for the electronic books they sell, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal. In some cases the price for the e-version of a book is actually higher than the physical version, the article said.

(via infoneer-pulse)