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Old 12-01-2010, 11:11 PM   #148
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks View Post
One of the things that always gets me when these "cost" discussions start is that publishers try to point out that the cost of ebooks isn't that much smaller--well, no, not if they keep doing things the way they always have done them. Not if they don't go for some innovation--or how about cutting some expenses? Like for a few books, go ebook only--go with a cheaper cover, cut some of the approval steps, but keep the copyediting and proofing and formatting?
See Charlie Stross's blog post referenced earlier in the thread about some of the steps in the process before a book reaches the stage of actual publication. Tell me which you suggest not be done to save money.
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