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GA Russell · 10-18-2010, 08:36 PM

What's important to me is the debate about the percentage of the price being allocated to the content and the remainder being allocated to the medium.

I remember 1960 and 35 cent paperbacks. In my view, the content should not be valued as more than that, adjusted for inflation.

So if that amount is worth $2.58 in 2010 dollars (as was stated in the first post), in my view that should be the price of a back catalogue eBook.

10-18-2010, 08:36 PM	#17
GA Russell Alouettes upset Riders Posts: 7,703 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	What's important to me is the debate about the percentage of the price being allocated to the content and the remainder being allocated to the medium. I remember 1960 and 35 cent paperbacks. In my view, the content should not be valued as more than that, adjusted for inflation. So if that amount is worth $2.58 in 2010 dollars (as was stated in the first post), in my view that should be the price of a back catalogue eBook.