Myth time again... one book generated hence no further costs
So where do we get this book from? How about costs of servers (even if leased, it costs), staff to maintain (don't tell me you don't scream if the site you want is down), electricity, costs of doing business (paying card companies who want their cut, proper distribution of royalties, artwork for covers) etc... funnily enough these costs differ very little for paper or ebook AND make up a much larger proportion of the book cost than the no longer needed paper, printing and distribution ever did... Not saying it isn't cheaper but there are plenty of additional costs still included...
Damn, really must finish reading thread before replying... no matter how irritated...
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Originally Posted by Angst
If your fixed costs are $10/book.
Not true for ebooks. There is no additional cost to the publisher after the first ebook is generated. (Except perhaps an accountant to make sure the money makes it into the publisher's bank account.)
For paperback books, on the other hand, there are the paper, printing, and distribution charges for every book.
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