E-Book Readers Face Sticker Shock

E-Book Readers Face Sticker Shock

The Passive Voice: 2011 December 15

Cheap new e-readers are expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season. But new owners of Kindles and Nooks may be in for sticker shock on Christmas morning: The price gap between the print and e-versions of some top sellers has now narrowed to within a few dollars—and in some cases, e-books are more expensive than their printed equivalents.