Why are the sizes of apps larger than iTunes reports?

Hello there,
I have several apps which are very large on my iPad 2, but which are much smaller when you view their pages in the iTunes App Store. Some examples:
Puzzle Quest 2: 576MB on store, 1.22GB on the iPad (per the Device Apps list)
Starfront: Collision HD: 605MB, 1.04GB
War Grimoire HD: 346MB, 962.9MB (and I just installed this one!!)
What's going on? How can I reclaim all this wasted space, please?
Thanks,
Doug

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