You also assume that amazon is free to price ebooks however they want provided that they pay the publisher the right amount. They are not. This is one of the

You also assume that amazon is free to price ebooks however they want provided that they pay the publisher the right amount. They are not. This is one of the reasons that this conflict has developed. Amazon has traditionally been happy to sell many physical books at a loss. They are not permitted to do this with ebooks.