Digital First Publishers: High Price Points and Limited Availability

Intro

Readers dislike Agency pricing a lot complaining that the 7.99 price point for a digital book that has limited sharing options and no resale. I don't hear a lot of complaints about the digital first publishers and their high prices.  I'm not sure if it is because of the following:

Limited audience
Speciality publishing
High Prices

Digital first publishers like Loose Id and Ellora's Cave, among others, price their stories very high. Loose Id prices novellas at $4.99 and their full length b...