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Backlist sales would seem to represent something akin to recovery of sales lost to the used market today. If publishers play it the right way and actually put the backlist titles out there AND competitive with used prices. And a buck a book is going to pressure the used market.
What is the harm in putting a 30+ year old title out in ebook form for a buck? Sitting there it's dead remaindered stock. Listed for sale it's at least representing income potential of some sort at whatever price seems right.
Server overhead is a sunk cost for all online sellers/retailers and if they don't use them then it's as bad as leaving good stock out of reach to your customers who want to buy whatever the thing is being sold.
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