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Originally Posted by Cyberman tM
If the competition becomes too strong, maybe you're doing it wrong.
Much as it hurts, every few centuries traditions HAVE to be reworked.
Why rest everything on the hardcover? Perhaps in the new age the eBook will be the primary revenue-stream, with hardcover and paperbacks only bought afterwards, to have something physical. I still buy CDs, even though I could download them all.
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It's just that the publishers are in a period of transition, and obviously are not sure how to deal with the changes. I have a lot more sympathy for them on the matter of pricing than I do on DRM.
While I do mind paying $12-$15 for 40- 50-year-old backlist e-books, I think that's a quite legit price for a newly published book. In fact, I think it's a bargain.
But DRM is another matter. That interferes with my ownership of the book, and I resent it at whatever the price of the book is.