The price of the e-book is the same as the paperback; $7.99. However, with the e-book, there's no cost for printing, shipping, storing, etc. Apparently, Random House decided that they weren't making *enough* money, and skipped the proofreader too.The e-book is filled with typographical errors, autocorrect bugs, and paragraphs that end in mid-sentence (really!). If you like Turtledove, read the paperback; it's excellent. However, the e-book is painful.