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Originally Posted by Hitch
Ok, so, wait:
I confess, I've skimmed this thread. Have we, or have we not, figured out that ePUB3 eBooks cost more than ePUB2, to buy retail?  I'm confused?
As far as I know--and caveat, this ain't worth much--none of our clients are pricing their books, for sale, based on ePUB3 or ePUB2 or Bob's Big eBook Format. They do add $$$ for FXL, because their costs are higher, so they tend to try to recapture that--although, let's face it, the reader doesn't give two sh*ts what the publisher spent to bring it to market, only what it's worth to them. But the FXL is in ePUB3, coincidentally (to facilitate cross-platform capability, unlike ePUB2).
HTH.
Hitch |
The reasoning given that ePub 3 is more expensive than ePub 2 is because in order to read ePub 3, a new Reader would have to be purchased that does handle ePub 3. This is a misconception for most ePub 3 eBooks.
So are you saying that because it costs more to create ePub 3 eBooks, these people charge more? Are these ePub 3 that need an ePub 3 renderer or ePub 3 that could have been done in ePub 2?