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Originally Posted by Xanthe
That doesn't explain why paperbacks cost less than hardcover. If we are not paying for the cost of packaging, then they should cost the same, since the content is the same. 
And, it appears from the protest, that the market will not bear the cost of print book prices for ebooks.  |
The reason hardcovers cost more is because the packaging is different. We are paying more for higher quality packaging. An eBook's packaging doesn't depend on the pBook's packaging. An eBook will always have the same packaging as the day it was released.
Now the issue is paperback formats. The new format that's designed to get more money instead of having the book in mass market paperback is asinine. It's not any better value to the reader and in fact, that taller, thinner format is not as nice to hold in one's hands. Plus the main reason they brought out that format was so they could charge more for a paperback.
Publishers don't give a damn about what's best for the reader. They only care what they perceive as what's best for their wallets. Reading a good book should be a good experience. But the publishers do not care. They just want to make as much money as they can. They don't realize that if the reading experience is not all that good anymore, the sales will drop. People will go to the library, they will go to the darknet, they will do what it takes not to pay for a substandard reading experience.
If anyone has any pull with the publishers or authors of Agency 5 books, please tell them to get their heads out of their asses and do something about this. if bog name authors were to tell the publishers to can the agency model on their eBooks when it comes time to sign a new contract, then either the publisher will have to concede or the author is free to go to a publisher that will not be so stupid.
We need to get the authors in line with what the readers want since the Agency 5 publishers have their heads too far up their asses to see any light at all.