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The digital media costs much less than the paperback though Harry! if they charged me $2 on top of the production etc costs for the paper back then yes that would be great! they would actually make more money from me as at the moment i cant justify buying a Pback if I already have the Hardcover...
And its not that Im not 'Expecting' that im hoping that will be the case as that way it would direct me to put $2 into the ebook industry rather than pushing me to download on line.
Its the same with Music and books and comics and films etc The production costs stay the same but the retail,packaging distribution etc are almost nonexistant with digital media.
I haver a finite amount of money to spend each month, lets say $50 I would love to pay $5 a film and download 4 to watch Buy 4 ebooks for $5 and buy 2 albums for $5. I would be happy and the industries would have my money.
Now I am due to the easy availability of digital media for free, and the high cost and DRM of current legal digital media that in many cases i already own I am tempted to go the 'free' route.
i dont think this is right or good for the industry but im also stuck because i physically cant afford to rebuy things I already own the right to view/read again in a different format.
So if the industry changed I think Piracy would drop of(to an extent) and they would make as much or more in the future.
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