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Originally Posted by teija
I was just in the local bookstore yesterday thinking about this same topic. I am of the belief that eBooks should NOT cost as much as the physical book, mainly because they require no materials, and their distribution cost is MUCH cheaper. It can't possibly cost over 50% of the cost of a book to produce an eBook!
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Apart from the lower manufacturing cost, the other big difference is the retailer's cut. For a paper book, retailers general get 45% to 55% of the retail price. For electronic books retailers generally get at most 30% of the retail price.
That in itself should make an ebook of a $10 paper book be no more than $7.15
($10 = $5 to retailer, $5 to publisher. $7.15 = $2.15 to retailer, $5 to publisher.)