Thread: STUDY SHOWS: Ditching DRM could reduce piracy, prices
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Old 10-10-2011, 08:17 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by JeremyR View Post
I personally think that pricing is the big sticking point.

Say every dead author still in copyright had his/her estate sell their e-books for a $1 a piece. I would be in hog heaven, so to speak, spending pretty much all the spare money I have. (I read about 400 pages a day, so I can go through older, shorter books quick)

But instead, most sell their e-books for $9.99-$12.99.
if i have the choice between a new book or an old book i've probably read before i'm taking the new book every time. the "classics" priced themselves far out of my budget.
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