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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
And under $8 new-with-shipping, or $4 used-with-shipping, which makes the ebook extra-ridiculously priced.
*Those* are the books publishers should be competing with, not their own hardcovers. What's killing mainstream publishing isn't the ebook market; it's putting used books right next to new ones on the listings so anyone who's particularly price-conscious can buy the royalty-free version. |
If you are saying that the price of a new ebook should always be lower than the price of a used pbook, well, that's just an unsustainable standard. Hey, if price is my only issue, then I'll just go to the library or shop the yard sales , where I can get a box of paperbacks for a buck. Or I'll just go Darknet and risk downloading malware and crap in return for free.
No matter how much publishers lower prices, they will never satisfy the "something-for-nothing" crowd.