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Originally Posted by Leyor
That SHOULD be our purpose as consumers. To get as high quality goods as possible, for as low a price as possible (while still remaining profitable for the manifacturer/author/etc.).
There's a tug of war between those who provides a product and who consumes it, which is the basis of the capitalistic society we live in. Consumer demands for low prized/high quality products is what drives prices down and spur innovation of features that consumers are willing to pay a premium for.
One of the most unhealthy things for ANY market are indiscriminate buyers. That goes for the book industry too.
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I was tempted to point that out as well.
Of course their are also some differences of opinion on what constitutes "high
quality". "One man's trash may be another's treasure", This can certainly be
applied to ebooks, or books in general. The primary criteria is what the people
will buy, in our capitalist market place, that decides what is sufficient quality
to offer a product. Of course people will often pay more for what they perceive
as of higher quality. For many, some of the measures of "quality" have more
importance than others and that often can change based on any number of
factors in the consumers life and/or mind.
"Artistic" works often have "Experts" who feel that they can/should be/are
the judges of the quality of artistic efforts. Often, their opinions have little
if any effect on what the people are interested in buying, so they are not a
good factor to use for marketing decisions. Unfortunately, major publishing
and/or distribution companies do have to decide what they will try and place
on the market and the financial consequences of the wrong decision have to
be reckoned with.
Luck;
Ken