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Originally Posted by HarryT
But if the publisher makes at least as much profit from the ebook as the pbook, why should they see ebooks as disadvantageous?
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Also, I can say that if my buying habits are any indication, e-books actually cut into the profits of used bookstores (and trading sites like paperbackswap.) That is obviously a win for the publishers.
For brand new books that have been released in hardcover, I don't have a huge problem with the ebook being in the $12.99 to $15.99 range since that is less than or equal to a discounted hardback. I wouldn't necessarily pay those prices with regularity myself (just as I rarely purchased hardbacks pre-ebook), but I don't have a problem with it.
Backlist titles are largely way overpriced though, in my opinion. I snagged some Stuart Macbride mysteries for a dollar or two apiece, but that is the exception (for traditionally published works). I wish more backlist titles were discounted ($5 or less), it would be a boon for avid readers as well as generating interest in an author's newer (and of course, pricier) titles. Would seem to be a win/win scenario. But I guess that goes back to the title of this thread...