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I think it comes down to what the publisher's put in vs what they expect to get out of it. By having writers have a higher word count it makes it more economical for the publisher to print x many copies and sell them at a given price. I mean would you pay $5.99 for a 50 page booklet? Probably not, but if the same author writes a book that's 200 + pages then you start to get some good value for your money. ie. You get more while seemingly paying less. it's like when you buy 5 bars of soap and get the 6th for free. You really don't get a free bar of soap. They just recalculate the price and divide it by 6 instead of 5. But you pay less per bar and think you are getting a good deal. With electronic publishing though there is less cost to everyone as the book goes from writer to publication. I mean you don't have to pay postage to mail it in, the publisher doesn't have to pay for ink or paper or the workers salaries as they are printed etc. and a 500 page novel and a 25 page book weigh just the same on an ereader.
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