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Originally Posted by Fbone
Baen sells direct to consumer from their website thus saving costs.
They don't have to give retailers their 30-40% commission. A $6.00 Baen book would have to sell for $7.99 and above at Amazon and B&N. The same price as their MMPBs.
Any of the big 6 publishers could in theory sell ebooks direct from their websites at lower costs but current contractual agreements may prevent this.
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Okay, so since Baen sells e-books in multiple formats without DRM 2 dollars cheaper than the MMPB from the hour the *hardback* comes out, and makes a profit, that means by your own estimate the publishers could sell their ebooks in multiple formats, without DRM
for the price of the MMPB from the hour the hardback comes out, and make a profit.
But instead of $8 they're charging me $12 and even $15. And the price they said was going to drive them out of business? Was $10.
Which is why I don't believe the "$10 books will drive us out of business" argument, and why nobody else with any sense should either.