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Originally Posted by GregS
However, it comes down to money and while I love things being free, the fact is that authors, especially, need to earn money on their writing so they keep writing.
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Agreed, I believe the writer will be able to have a bigger share of a lower priced book, while the editors and the retailers will have to invest in premium versions of books like illustrated hard-cover editions for example, which are beautiful on a bookshelf and can't be replaced for the digital version.
I don't think the p-book is going to disappear, not while there are people around that know that the physical book as an object has meaning and emotional depth. Although I make a point of having a physical version of "Remembrance of Things Past" or of "The book of disquiet" I wouldn't mind saving shelf space on the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" series which I would be more than happy to read and store on my e-book reader.
I trust that everyone in the business will be able to make a profit, albeit being forced to innovate beyond their present model to do so.
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Originally Posted by GregS
The scale of consumption would have to change dramatically to support this kind of pricing, but paying for things has to become a lot simpler and the banks/financial houses should not get away with a transaction tax (one of the main reasons it is not viable to charge too little for most things). Micro-Cash (anonymous transferable scripts) rather than Micro-Payment (transactional, levy based imposts) is the key, unfortunately it is out of our hands for the most part.
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I don't really know much about micro-cash... where can I find more info on it?