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SageTracey · 04-15-2011, 03:25 PM

I am happy to pay for eBooks. After all, the author has put as much effort into writing my e-copy as the dead tree copy. Same for the editors and publishers.
However, my e-copy doesn't get printed and isn't subject to the same freight and distribution. There are costs associated with setting up and maintaining the e-book distribution method, but surely by pricing e-books more competitively, sellers will quickly achieve economies of scale by selling higher quantities.

So, what is a fair and reasonable difference to pay between dead tree books and e-books? 10%? 25%?

04-15-2011, 03:25 PM	#1
SageTracey Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	How much should I pay for eBooks? I am happy to pay for eBooks. After all, the author has put as much effort into writing my e-copy as the dead tree copy. Same for the editors and publishers. However, my e-copy doesn't get printed and isn't subject to the same freight and distribution. There are costs associated with setting up and maintaining the e-book distribution method, but surely by pricing e-books more competitively, sellers will quickly achieve economies of scale by selling higher quantities. So, what is a fair and reasonable difference to pay between dead tree books and e-books? 10%? 25%?