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Originally Posted by Fabe
Ultimately we are paying for the value of the content, not the cost of the packaging. There is no reason what-so-ever electronic books should cost less or more than a hard or paperback edition. It comes down to what the market will bear.
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There are reasons in terms of value.
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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
There are dozens of publishers who focus on electronic books. Most do both print and e-book but many are ALL e-book.
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These costs apply regardless of whether a book is published electronically or on paper.
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And those costs are already applied when the book is published as paper and mostly don't need to be paid again when the book goes electronic.