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Not that anyone needs my permission, lol, but I think consumers can criticize all they want. Publishers will look at the bottom line, though. If those who criticize aren't representative of book buyers, publishers still won't be motivated to cut prices. There are plenty of people who are spending on e-books at current prices.
E-book sales are still a small part of overall book sales, but the sales increases have been huge quarter over quarter. 2010 e-book sales neared $1 billion USD. Steig Larsson's "Millennium" series has surpassed 1 million in Kindle sales.
I doubt publishers aren't cutting prices because they can't figure out that some readers want cheaper prices. They're probably not cutting them because the market (in the form of buyers who are willing to spend) makes it unnecessary to do so.
Last edited by Maggie Leung; 01-20-2011 at 12:34 PM.
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