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Originally Posted by Nate the great
P.S. Steve, this is all your fault.  |
Hey, I just write here.
Anyway, the other responses here do a good job of explaining the differences between library and darknet.
As to the question of the "maximum fair price:"
There isn't one.
The author has the right to decide what his book is worth, whether it be one dime or a thousand dollars. The consumer has a right to say "yes, I'll buy it" or "no, thanks," depending on whether or not the consumer thinks it is worth the amount asked for. It is up to the individual consumer to decide... one person's "too much" will be another person's "deal!".
In the same way that printed books don't all cost the same, there's no reason to expect e-books to cost the same. I've said elsewhere,
what is important isn't the medium... it's the content.
And the consumer's decision that the amount is too high does not provide an excuse for any other consumer action besides walking away from the sale. It only provides a reason for the author to consider lowering his price,
if he wants to sell to that person.
What is being questioned is, how much does an author deserve to make from a book sale, and the answer is:
Whatever he's clever enough to get. If the author manages to price his product properly, and makes a million bucks, there's nothing wrong with that. Consumers have no business dictating or deciding how much someone else has the right to earn. Their job is to buy the book if they want it, or not, plain and simple.