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Old 08-14-2008, 06:51 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
If an eBook is cheaper to produce, why don't prices reflect this?
Because there is a difference between actual costs for creating a publication (either e or p) and marketing-based decisions that result in a final selling price.

I agree that lower production costs should be reflected in the selling price of an ebook, but unfortunately, many publishers are still convinced that a small market (for ebooks) automatically means that the ebooks should be relatively expensive, in order to get enough revenue to make their business 'sustainable'.
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