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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga
Yes, this is old news. The publishers took a hit to their revenues in exchange for control over pricing. This was discussed thoroughly when agency pricing first went into effect.
Yep.
The industry (both publishers and retailers) has spent years squeezing costs out of the system. The part that's harder to squeeze is human labor: author's advances (which are significantly up over the last ~10 years), editors, marketing, legal and so forth.
Plus, anchoring prices off of paper books won't make sense for long. No one expects MP3 prices to be based off of CD or vinyl prices.
You also get that digital copy instantly; you don't pay shipping; you don't have to go to the mall to pick it up; many devices have free 3G service; you can get that digital book delivered to multiple devices; your copy can never be lost or spilled on....
OK then, pay for instant delivery and give up the right to back up your ebooks, and sync them across multiple devices.  |
9 times out of 10 I don't have to pay shipping when I order a book either....and MOST devices with 3G (other than cell phones) went the way of the Dodo as far as I can tell. Maybe the iPad, but isn't that about it?
While it sucks, I kind of see the eBook as a 20oz soda vs 2 litre. You pay more for the 20oz, but it's more convenient to carry around