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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
The Publishers don't fully understand the e-book market and don't get that it works differently.
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There are some differences, for sure, but I don't think pricing is one of them. There are people who have expendable money, like you described yourself -- and there are those who think $5 is way too much money. This has always been the case.
Libraries and used books -- nothing wrong with them. My own finances have been on a roller coaster the last few years, so I do appreciate my library and used books.
When you don't have the money -- it doesn't matter why a book costs more than you can (or want to) pay. It's not about how much the book costs to make, or what format it is in.
When you have the money -- and you want to read a book -- you pay the price -- because you can. Some might take a principled stance, but those are going to be few and far between.
For the most part, life with ebooks is going to be like life without them. Books will come out at a price, and folks will buy them or not depending on their own desire and ability to pay. After awhile, the price will come down and the next level of the market will spend their money. And finally, some will have to use their library or find it in the used stack somewhere.
With ebooks, there is also easy access to public domain books.
Lee