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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
No, they aren't.
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So, earlier, you were saying the linked article explained why eBook prices are no different from pBook prices. Now that we have demonstrated that those steps are not really a significant cost item, you have created an entire new list of your own for why eBooks cost as much to produce. No reference to how much these steps might cost...
All I can say is just because the list of todos is long doesn't mean it's expensive. And in most cases, the process is scaled to fit the expected sales of the book - a new author won't get the same thorough treatment of somebody with a proven track record, so the cost to produce the book will be a lot lower.
Whatever the case, I think two things: 1) you're tenacious at defending your point, even if few others agree, and 2) we still don't agree on what price would yield the highest profits based on a combination of unit price and fixed price. I still think that, since the unit price is almost nothing for a eBook, the sales price could be a lot lower, yielding much greater sales, offsetting fixed price more quickly, and yielding higher profits.
You still haven't come close to convincing me that eBook prices should be
the same as pBook prices. They should be lower, no matter how you spin it. Especially after the paperback comes out for less that the eBook - that is unforgivable!