Think i'll give it a miss at that price, greedy cunts! "$$$$!"
I don't think it's a greed thing, more like they're possibly going to get hit in the pocket by shipping out all the European pre-orders. I just checked over at the US Postal Service website and it's quoting $37 as the cheapest way to post a 12lb book to the UK. That works out that I paid about £40 for the book and £20 postage.
I'd say they're possibly going to be making a loss on some of the pre-orders.
And BTW the price change doesn't take effect until later this month, it's currently $130 if you live in the US and $160 for everyone else.