Thread: Charlie Stross: Publishers "Cutting their own throats"
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Old 12-05-2011, 12:53 PM   #104
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Originally Posted by carld View Post
Not being privy to their meetings I can't say what their rational was for certain, but from what I read it was hoped that higher ebook prices would cause HC buyers to stay HC buyers. I don't have any idea if it worked or not.
It hasn't.
Between Sept 2010 and Sept 2011, hardcover sales dropped by 18%, and ebook sales doubled. MMPB sales dropped by over 50%.
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