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Originally Posted by haertig
I don't care why or how it occurred. that's water under the bridge. I just care that the result is that many/most eBooks cost more than I'm willing to pay. Just like a Lamborghini costs more than I'm willing to pay. Could I buy one? Yes, but it would be a boneheaded financial move on my part.
My response to most eBooks costing more than I'm will to pay? I borrow them from the library instead. Or I buy other eBooks that are cheaper (old releases, unestablished new authors, etc.)
My response to the Lamborghini cost? I bought a Ford truck instead. Mostly because the Lamborghini didn't have the towing capacity I needed for the horse trailer.  |
That's pretty much what market means. If you don't like the price, you don't pay. If enough people don't like the price, then the business fails. Right now, it appears that enough people are willing to pay the current price point.
I have no issue with someone saying something is more than they are willing to pay. My point is that expecting all cars to be priced at the same price as a Yugo is folly. Books aren't commodities any more than cars are. Some books are free, some priced at a dollar or so, others at $10, others at $20. It just depends if they have enough people willing to pay that price point for specific books and authors to make money.