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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
The debate does have bearing on independent authors who want a practical income, and therefore, are on the same side with publishers in trying to maximize their profit for their work.
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How many people are arguing that authors don't deserve a practical income?
You will find that a few people are arguing that reducing the price may increase their profits through increased volume. It doesn't always work that way, but increasing the price doesn't always increase profits either.
You will find that a lot of people are arguing that publishers are saving money through reduced costs while increasing revenues through a one book one reader model. In other words, they see it as a cash grab since they want to read as much as they did before without paying more.
Either way, the publishing industry has PR problems because consumers don't like being ripped off.