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Originally Posted by taustin
Speaking of axes to grind, have you ever considered that the publishers just might, possibly, on a bad day, have some incentive to slightly exaggerate their financial woes? I mean, really, what could they possibly gain by convincing both the buying public and the writers they buy from that they need to raise prices (which is what's happening on ebooks, make no mistake) and lower royalties?
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Actually, I think they're lying through their teeth. Also, there's not really any need to be sarcastic.
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Originally Posted by taustin
You find the publishers' claims more credible.
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I never said I find the publisher's claims credible, exactly the opposite in fact.
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I find Charlie's (and Charlie) more credible. Simple as that.
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Err, unless I'm completely misreading it, isn't HE the one who agrees with publishers that ebooks are just as expensive to produce as paperbooks?
To quote Stonetools from upthread:
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Originally Posted by stonetools
Well, Charles Stross says that ebooks coist almost as much to produce as pbooks,
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Now I'm all confused.