Thread: Diesel ebooks shutting down?
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Old 03-25-2014, 06:32 PM   #12
fjtorres
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Originally Posted by Fbone View Post
I also suspect that there is some hidden or unusually high cost to running an online ebook store. Something we aren't aware of for all these stores to close. How many ebooks does a site have to sell to cover costs?
Apparently, a lot.

The Adobe Tax is pretty substantial.
Some accounts put the annual costs in the US$100-200k range:

http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20.../#.UzIDRY7D_MI
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