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But what would possess them to drastically lower the price of a product that consumers have clearly shown they're more than willing to buy at the current prices? I still conclude that digitizing the product hasn't changed its overall value to me one bit. I guess it all comes down to what, exactly, you think the product is. And as I mentioned earlier... for me, the product has always been: cleverly arranged words that elicit emotional/intellectual responses.
Sure, I wish ebooks cost less (I wish everything cost less). And there's no question that publishers have buku room to lower the prices—if they were of a mind to throw money away or were just plain brain damaged—but the fact remains that I still read more for less money than I did before ebooks came along. So how can I feel outraged at a system that's consistently saving me money? I feel I've been treated more than fairly (I'm strictly speaking of pricing here... geo-restrictions and drm are another story).
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