12-17-2009, 01:19 PM | #31 |
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Lots of books only come out in paperback, so that whole argument doesn't work that well. I followed the "news" as it filtered out and was disappointed that there were mostly complaints and moaning--rather than discussion and excitement about innovation and reaching more readers and selling more product.
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12-17-2009, 01:25 PM | #32 |
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Yea, it seems to me ebook also removes the problems of having to guess a good print size and logistics and worry about left over stock if it doesn't sell. They don't have to worry about used books cutting into their sales either.
Also I don't see why would they have to sell the ebooks right off at paperback prices. If Amazon wants to do that and take a loss, I would think producers happily take their money and extra sales? For me something like $19 at first for average fiction book would be ok for first few months, then drop it to <$10. |
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12-17-2009, 01:28 PM | #33 | |
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The publishing industry is just struggling with what the music industry did a few years back. Their creaky old business model has fallen apart and they're split (though I doubt 50/50). There are the folks who don't want anything to change. Remember that line from the Matrix?
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I suspect that publishing is probably going to become a much leaner industry. In my ideal world, printed books would be available only as Print-on-demand. You could buy the book online and walk down to a Kinkos and print it out, or wait for the nice finished copy to show up on your doorstep in a few days. Otherwise, you're buying it for your reader/phone/whatever and reading it in a few minutes. |
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12-17-2009, 01:32 PM | #34 | |
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12-17-2009, 01:37 PM | #35 |
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Oh my god, oh my god,
Amazon is trying to away my reading choices, by offering me books for $9.99. it's the end of literature as we know it. Oh my god, what am going to do? As if it wasn't bad enough trying to stop the government from taking away my $800 a month health care premiums. Oh my god, I need another tea bag |
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12-17-2009, 02:00 PM | #36 | |
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I grant that a publisher will find their share of ebook cover prices smaller than what they get from a decent hardcover - but given the costs involved in producing mass-market paperbacks (Remember, the bookstores want between 50%-55% of the cover price.), I can't help but believe the publishers are distorting the facts - just a trifle. Derek |
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12-17-2009, 02:05 PM | #37 | |
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Well, at least the *important* up-front costs of upper-management and publicity have been met. And we can forget about the authors, they really don't count for snot in the whole scheme of things... Derek |
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12-17-2009, 02:24 PM | #38 |
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12-17-2009, 02:31 PM | #39 |
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They call it predatory pricing. I call it the most I'd pay for a novel I'll read once--be it an e-book or a paper book.
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12-17-2009, 02:32 PM | #40 | |
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12-17-2009, 03:00 PM | #41 | |
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Baen Books seems to be the only publisher that has figured this out, and they have adjusted their business model appropriately. For example, they release their ebooks before they sell pbooks, bundle books together, and do a whole host of things designed to promote ebooks. Last edited by Daithi; 12-17-2009 at 03:05 PM. |
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12-17-2009, 03:34 PM | #42 | |
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12-17-2009, 03:39 PM | #43 |
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12-17-2009, 03:47 PM | #44 | |
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12-17-2009, 03:53 PM | #45 |
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Predatory Pricing
I question how it can be called predatory pricing when Books on Board and Fictionwise also sell best sellers for $9.99
I thought predatory pricing implied that other sellers could not match the pricing because there was such a huge disparity. ??? Amy |
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