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Originally Posted by kevinp
When do they ever just publish ebooks? My guess would be that most authors are using some type of word processor to write their books. They have to be edited and proofed before being sent to the printing press anyway--there's no extra work to make an ebook out of it.
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There are dozens of publishers who focus on electronic books. Most do both print and e-book but many are ALL e-book.
Publishing companies do not simply publish whatever document the author submits. The company pays professional content editors to make suggestions about the plot and characterization to the author, who then revises the book accordingly. The company then has a professional copyeditor line edit the manuscript. A proofreader looks over any last-minute changes by the author. A graphic artist is paid to produce a professional cover.
These costs apply regardless of whether a book is published electronically or on paper. Publishers have a right to earn a profit on the e-book as well as the print book. If you feel the e-books are priced too high, don't buy them. But giving an author a low review because of a book's price seems quite petty and useless to me.
I'm stepping out of this thread now as it's giving me hives.