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Originally Posted by leebase
Ebooks by and large, are cheaper than hard backs by about the amount that credible sources tell us is the cost savings. But it's not good enough that an $18 hard back is sold for $14.99. Just listen to folks who swear vengeance against publishers if an ebook costs more than $9.99.
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I've got an idea: let's apply a generalization to the entire user base of mobileread and state it as fact!
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Originally Posted by leebase
Those are the folks who never spent $25 for a hard back, who never supported the art. That they won't spend $12.99 to $14.99 doesn't matter because folks like them (including me) never mattered.
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Indeed. These people do exist. Some of them probably on mobileread. Huh. Looky there.
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Originally Posted by leebase
The people who pay are the only ones who ever matter.
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Yeah... I pay for books. Lots of them. And before my ereader, I used to buy hardcovers all the time. Now I don't. Why? It's not because I "don't matter" to the industry (I'm a 20-something female with tons of disposable income living in a $100k+ household...). It's because I've made a decision to vote with my dollars, and my dollars no longer buy hardbacks. I'm less pissed about pricing than I am about availability... Charge me $15 a book, but make it available the same damn day as the hardback!
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Originally Posted by leebase
Just like as a photographer it doesn't matter to me if someone thinks $50 is too much for a professional print as such people simply don't value my art enough to pay for it. I spend my time caring about the folks who do care for and are willing to pay for art.
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Ah. Bad day at work, eh? There, there, it's ok. You keep telling people they don't matter, I'm sure that will make them want to buy your "art".