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Originally Posted by BuddyBoy
Some people get it, and some people don't. Publishers are not in the business of publishing, they are in the business of making money. In fact, if they are publicly traded, the have a legal responsibility to attempt to make money and maximize profits.
There are more costs associated with producing and selling an eBook than most people realize, plus eBook sales can make up such a small run for a given title that they aren't even profitable at today's prices. As a matter of fact, that's even true of pBooks today. It's the $25 hardcover bestsellers from headline name authors that support publishers taking a chance on the $9.95 new authors' paperbacks.
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I thought in Canada they were in the business of protecting our National identify and culture and that's why there are foreign ownership laws to protect the book publishers against companies that just want to make money.
But seriously, I understand that there are large additional one time costs in creating an ebook and the market is relatively small. The market place will eventually determine the correct price. I personally think that Amazon is closer to the correct price then the publishers.