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Every time this discussion comes up we are told the cost of printing, stroring and distributing a pbook is so small as to be insignificant while the cost of preparing a manuscript for ereaders is much higher than we would think.
Well I dont buy it. I deal with printers and paper is not free, nor is ink, nor is binding and trimming and that is without the other fixed costs of printing such as the presses and so on. The moment we want to print something there are costs but the moment we question the price of ebooks printing becomes free.
Where can I see an exact cost breakdown? No I am not interested in anyones friend who works in the industry and who knows for a fact it costs "nothing" to print and distribute a book. I want to see a factual breakdown.
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