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Originally Posted by mbovenka
Why? An ebook costing less than paper seems logical to me, for reasons already stated in this thread. How much cheaper is debatable. That a used paper book is perhaps cheaper still, is again logical: it's used, therefore worn and no longer pristine, and its fixed costs are already paid for the first time round. Paper wears out, bits do not. What would that even mean, a 'used' ebook?
I don't think prices like that are fictitious. Ebooks costing more than paper is quite another kettle of fish...
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I often have seen e-books priced the same as the new paperback variant. And the conversion was not that great.
One sold e-book more doesn't have that high fix costs in comparison to a paperback book. That's the reason why Bill Gates got rich with software.
A used e-book would be one which has been used by the previous licensee and was passed on or sold to the next licensee. It's the same with used software.