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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
You mean pbooks and ebooks? Why should a book be cheaper than a movie ticket? With a movie ticket you get to see the movie exactly once and it takes only about 2 hours. A regular book takes much longer to read and entertain you, and you can read it as often as you want. A little bit different once the dvd comes out - that is usually more expensive than the movie ticket and pretty close to a hardcover book in price.
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Very true.
Another thing to consider is how the entertainment industry has changed just in the last 30 to 40 years. Prices have gone up quite a bit across the board. Right now, a large part of most movie's profits come from DVD, PPV, cable and streaming. Only a small number make significant money in the theaters. Some movies don't even bother releasing in the theater anymore.
Prior to the 80's, quite a few authors earned much of their income from selling stories by the word to magazines before releasing them as paperback books. Up until the past 20 years or so, only the top authors released in hardback. The business model for most of the entertainment industry has been changed quite a bit in my lifetime.