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Originally Posted by Fabe
Ultimately we are paying for the value of the content, not the cost of the packaging. There is no reason what-so-ever electronic books should cost less or more than a hard or paperback edition. It comes down to what the market will bear.
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Yes there is. As you and others so eloquently point out, we're not paying for the paper. But with a paperback book, you're not paying for content or value. A 3000 page book is about the same price as a 300 page. You're paying for all the costs that go into making that book.
Since those costs don't exist with e-books (and the costs that do exist are very, very low) we shouldn't be paying the same as a paper copy.