01-21-2013, 05:59 PM | #61 |
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I agree, QuantumIguana - I think the publishers are, ultimately, slitting their own throats by insisting on such high prices.
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01-21-2013, 08:23 PM | #63 |
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Thanks, Taustin, Becca. I wasn't aware of that. Personally, I think it's a brilliant idea. And considering how protective authors can be about their final product, I think it's very cool of some of them to be doing it, too. This is also a great alternative to the (in my opinion) highly-overpriced print ARC's that end up on eBay, sometimes selling for huge numbers.
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01-21-2013, 08:25 PM | #64 |
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I think if you look at it from a business perspective, high prices in ebooks are really the publishers crying out that their business--as they knew it for decades--is dying on the vine. There are already massive cutbacks taking place in the print divisions even as digital departments at the publishers are starting to grow.
Until there is a seismic shift in the physical organization of traditional publishers, you'll continue to see them trying to use the tsunami of digital sales to help keep themselves afloat. |
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