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Originally Posted by nekokami
It came from the quote in the first post.
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There is a price for the audio book container.
While a paperback is paper and setting up a printing press, an audio book is hiring a voice actor, and paying them to read the book out. It's just a cost of the container.
It is, of course, different for audio books because there's almost no marginal costs, and significant setup costs, as opposed to paper.
And free with a hardback was just a suggestion on how to charge a relatively large price when the book is released. I don't think it's reasonable to expect free audio books.