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Old 02-04-2009, 06:30 AM   #109
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Originally Posted by BuddyBoy View Post
Look, let me try to make a couple of simple points, and please, let everyone let me know if I've made any unsupportable assumptions.
Here's one: ebooks should compete with hardcovers.

Why?

Considering that a great many books are mass market paperback only these days and never come out as hardcovers, that is one heck of a far-fetched assumption to make. Also, by your argument MMPBs cannibalize hardcover sales, but still I don't see many publishers going the hardcover-only route unless the initial book sales are a total disaster. :-P

So, replace hardcover with paperback, and you'll have yourself a fine argument, one that many people here may actually agree with, as long as the offered ebooks are DRM free. See also: Baen's sales figures.
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