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Originally Posted by DJHARKAVY
And just as the paperback pile in a cheap bookstore may be a choice of someone who doesn't like the DTB prices, the darknet, legal or not, is often the choice of someone who doesn't like ebook prices.
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I agree, but to come back to one of Leebase's other provocative statements: those who turn to the darknet don't matter for publishers' pricing considerations. And quite frankly, I don't believe the protestations of those who say "I am turning to the darknet because the price is too high". I venture a guess that the vast majority of those people would never pay for the book unless it was priced ridiculously low. It will be hard to convince publishers that a price reduction from $12 or 14 to $9.99 would suddenly turn all those who download for free into paying users. But such a reduction would convince the rest of us -- those who just buy something else instead.