New York Times Fiction Hardcover Best Sellers for Jan. 24, 2010 - eBook Prices

Each week I compare the eBook prices of the New York Times Fiction Hardcover Best Seller list at Amazon's Kindle Store, Barnes and Nobles' eBook Store, Sony's Reader Store and KoboBooks to help determine how competitive each major eBook store is.

The New York Times Best Seller List Hard Cover Fiction, January 24th, 2010
#	Book Name and Author	Amazon	B&N	Sony	Kobo
1	THE HELP	8.55	8.55	9.99	9.99
	by Kathryn Stockett
2	THE LOST SYMBOL	9.60	9.60	9.99	9.99
	by Dan Brown
3	NOAH’S COMPASS	9.99	9.99	14.27	9.99
	by Anne Tyler
4	IMPACT	8.87 (1)	8.87 (1)	N/A	N/A
	by Douglas Preston
5	I, ALEX CROSS	9.99	9.99	9.99	9.99
	by James Patterson
6	THE LAST SONG	8.80	8.80	9.99	9.99
	by Nicholas Sparks
7	DEEPER THAN THE DEAD	9.99	9.99	12.99	9.99
	by Tami Hoag
8	SIZZLE	9.99	9.99	12.99	9.99
	by Julie Garwood
9	THE HONOR OF SPIES	14.18	9.99	12.99	9.99
	by W. E. B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV
10	UNDER THE DOME	9.99	9.99	9.99	9.99
	by Stephen King
11	U IS FOR UNDERTOW	9.99	9.99	10.39	9.99
	by Sue Grafton
12	PIRATE LATITUDES	9.99	9.99	9.99	9.99
	by Michael Crichton
13	ALTAR OF EDEN	9.99	0.00	9.99	9.99
	by James Rollins
14	THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE	8.00	5.50	9.99	9.99
	by Stieg Larsson
15	I, SNIPER	9.99	9.99	12.99	9.99
	by Stephen Hunter
	Total Purchase Price:	$139.04	$122.36	$156.54 (2)	$139.86 (2)
	(1) Available for pre-order only.
	(2) One title not available for sale.

Last week, Barnes and Noble was easily the most economical of the four stores for Fiction. This trend continues this week as they continue to offer "Altar of Eden" for free, continue to undercut most retailers on "The Honor of Spies" and even lower their overall price by heavily discounting "The Girl Who Played With Fire". Once again, Sony costs more than $30 more if you were to acquire all 15 books.