I feel like they have. I was having a look in my local Waterstones for a book my friend wanted for christmas, "Knee Deep In Life" by Laura Belbin, which was £11.99, I thought that was quite steep for what was a 300 odd page paperback. Found it for sale in a local independant book shop in Glasgow for £8.99 brand new.

If it's books I want to read I always check my local library first.