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Originally Posted by montalex
Digital scores would be cheaper because of print and distribution costs, just like books and newspapers. But you are right, the cost of the device wouild have to plummet to make this a saving to the consumer.
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Indeed. My point was simply that printing and distribution form a significant proportion of the cost of a typical book or newspaper, because they (generally speaking) have relatively large print runs, so the cost of typesetting, etc, can be split between a large number of copies. With something with a very small print run, the typesetting cost per copy is necessarily much higher, hence the savings due to digital distribution may well be less than one might anticipate using books as a model.