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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
seriously, maybe i'm naïve but i do think if enough people write to them saying they will not pay hardcover price for an ebook, they will be forced to listen because they want to sell books. *what* are y'all waiting for ???
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That's is a well written letter and very eloquent. My question would be, where do you come up with "half". That seem arbitray to me. My thought would be that if you remove the "cost" to the publisher of printing, binding, layout, distribution, wholesale (if they sell the ebook direct) of a printed book then from there they can determince the price for the ebook. For example, if the make "$5" per printed book (assuming they sell 100% of the) then the ebook price should start at "$5".
Anyway, this could be less or more than half... but think it is maybe a more reasonable way to come up with a "suggested" retail. Also, remember retailers can price stuff as they want, they do not have to follow the suggested retail.
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