James Neal, who as head of Columbia University's libraries in New York is a big customer, gives Reed Elsevier top marks for creating user-friendly research products, but he also has a six-point gripe list with the company that includes price-gouging and concerns that scientific journals are increasingly being consolidated under one corporate banner.

FORBES: Double Dutch No Longer

If a house is tied to old-money heritage or an A-list celebrity, the premium on its price can be as much as 15% to 20%, says New York real-estate broker Barbara Corcoran.

WSJ: A House by Any Other Name

And it seems that we would be agreeable to a division of proceeds based on the list price of the book within a range of 45-55% (depending entirely on the negotiating power of the author and what they think they bring to the table that deserves more) of the list price for the author?

FORBES: Beware Random House's Ebook Imprints

Tenet Healthcare ( THC - news - people ), says that a 40% discount off the inflated list price is the norm for cash-paying customers.

FORBES: On The Cover/Top Stories

It will offer an iPad-like reading experience for a much lower price and leave conventional e-readers in the dust when it comes to building a list of features.

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Audi's great diesel vehicles--the A3 TDI and Q7 TDI--didn't make the cut for our list (the luxury brand name carries a hefty price premium, though Mercedes-Benz was able to break through that ceiling).

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The council document said following more detailed investigations a "variation" - or difference between the agreed price list, called the the "schedule of rates" - and the actual amount charged by MITIE was found.

BBC: Birmingham Council House

Todd Roscoe, a former executive at the hospital chain Tenet Healthcare, says that a 40% discount off the inflated list price is the norm for cash-paying customers.

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The most glaring examples are provided by Hong Kong-listed firms that also list in Shanghai, where they almost always get a better price for their shares.

ECONOMIST: Stock exchanges