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Originally Posted by bgalbrecht
My suspicion is that between the legal costs of acquiring the book and any advances on royalties may be greater than the cost of outsourced ebook conversions. Either way, the publishers have to decide whether they expect to make enough sales to make it profitable. A lot of authors who are self-publishing their backlist probably have lower overhead and can tolerate a slower payback.
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Exactly.
If is a rights and investment value decision, not a technical issue.
Traditional publishers also have release schedules that limit the number of releases each imprint brings to market each year so they prioritize fast sellers over long tail releases.