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GA Russell · 10-30-2010, 12:28 PM

I get the impression that most posters here have fiction in mind. I think that the situation for non-fiction is different.

I can imagine that the BHP will for years to come get top dollar for eBooks of brand new topical political non-fiction, such as the works of predictably best selling authors Bob Woodward and Ann Coulter.

I don't know what the demand for such works are two years after release, but I imagine it isn't much. So I can foresee the day when Woodward and Coulter command over $12.00 for the eBooks of newly issued works, but whose prices drop to $5.00 and less after a couple of years.

10-30-2010, 12:28 PM	#70
GA Russell Stamps beat Riders Posts: 7,698 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I get the impression that most posters here have fiction in mind. I think that the situation for non-fiction is different. I can imagine that the BHP will for years to come get top dollar for eBooks of brand new topical political non-fiction, such as the works of predictably best selling authors Bob Woodward and Ann Coulter. I don't know what the demand for such works are two years after release, but I imagine it isn't much. So I can foresee the day when Woodward and Coulter command over $12.00 for the eBooks of newly issued works, but whose prices drop to $5.00 and less after a couple of years.