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Originally Posted by Xanthe
What I can see happening though, is as ereaders become more commonplace, more people are going to look for content for them. With the publishing houses trying to create a monopoly on pricing, they are traveling down the same path of the RIAA in that they are concerned with short-term profit instead of a long-range selling strategy. They are out-of-tune with their changing consumer base and if they don't wake up and realize that they are on the cusp of change, all of those easy-going people on the ebook sharing sites are going to develop that same "stick it to The Man" mentality that the music sharers have and refuse to pay high prices for ebooks.
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Well said! This is precisely the way I see it as well.
The music/entertainment industry meanderings and failures should serve as a prime example of what not to do.