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Originally Posted by HappyMartin
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
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Who said insignificant? In an industry where net profits are probably less than 5%, 10% isn't insignificant at all. But smaller than many people believe.
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Originally Posted by HappyMartin
Well I dont buy it. I deal with printers
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Out of curiosity, on what scale? How many tons of paper a month do you buy? Because for major publishers, those are the quantities they're dealing with. And it makes a tremendous difference, as does operating on a scale large enough to justify the automated printing, binding and trimming equipment. Human hands do not touch most books until they are unboxed in the retail store.
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Originally Posted by HappyMartin
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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You'd have to take that up with the publishers, who so far seem to feel a great need to keep that information secret, while telling us how high their costs are to justify raising prices and lowering royalties.