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Originally Posted by NVash
I think I see the point that the OP, leebase, was trying to make. If ten people are willing to buy the hardcovers of a book at $30 and five people say thats crazy and wait for the paperback then it seems they dont matter. Who cares what the paperback audience wants? The bottom line is those 10 people paid $30 for that hardcover. No need to drop the price there when many people are willing to pay that price. IMHO this practice is horribly obvious as well, look at the price of hardcovers. You may not be willing to pay that price but someone else is and thats who matters. Many people on here have said that they pay the hardcover price for ones they really like, they matter. Not the paperback crowd, not the ebook crowd.
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Ta da! Yep. That's the point. There is a special market for new release books. The books are at their highest demand, and they get the highest price. Despite what you or I or any one else in the paper back/library/used book market may THINK about the price of new release books -- our opinions _about the price of new release books_ don't matter. We have been out voted by those willing to pay the higher price.
There's no crime here. No devaluation of the human soul. Just a market reality.
And yes, the publishers do want the paper back money. So after the new release run, when demand wanes, when the amount of folks willing to buy the pricey version of the book drops -- THEN -- the publisher releases a cheaper product. Only, it's really been the same product all along. It's the price that's cheaper because there is a demand for the product at the cheaper price. But that cheaper price tier -- does not matter when discussing the PREMIUM experience price tier.
Lee