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Originally Posted by pilotbob
For example, if the only version out is a HardCover for $14.99 that should be the price of the ebook. Once a paperback is out for $9.99 that should be the ebook price. Once the paperback is priced at $7.99 that should be the ebook price. Well... you get the idea.
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And when the DTB is out of print, the ebook should be priced around half of the lowest priced DTB to compete with the used market? I don't see that ever happening with the A6 publishers, because they view backlist (and worse, discounted backlist) as direct competition with new releases. It might actually be a better deal for many authors if the publishers created a new pricing tier to compete with the used book market if it can be shown that such a move would extend the sales window sufficiently to make up for the loss in revenue from the final price drop. I don't see the A6 publishers ever experimenting with it though because I think they have the mindset that any discounting cheapens the brand and cannibalizes the new book market.