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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Re-read the post, please. That was referring to Leebase's question on how cheap ebooks affected Baen's hardcover sales.
That said, I haven't seen any breakdowns of ebook vs hardcover vs paperback sales for Baen (either units sold or revenues), or annual sales figures, or net operating profits, or anything else that definitively indicates how well they're doing.
All we can say is, "they're still in business."
And that their website looks ancient. So either they can't be bothered, or can't afford to update it. Sort of like an inkblot test, don't you think?  |
We also know that before they started doing cheap ebooks they didn't have any hardcover sales to speak of. There's also a lot of evidence from the Bar community that they started buying the hardcovers because of the ebooks.
It's not a guarantee - but it does make it more likely than not that the cheap ebooks were a benefit to their hardcover business.