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Originally Posted by Tarana
I think if people understood what goes into the price of a book, they would kvetch a little bit less (at least some would). It's all a mystery.
I personally have no issue with the ebook price being the same as the hardcover when it first goes public. My assumption is that the author is receiving the same royalties with either that first year. When it goes to paperback, the ebook price should not be more than the paperback.
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I'd love to know what goes into ebook pricing. I get frustrated when I see a 50 year old, 200-250 page Heinlein juvenile novel selling for the same price as a 500 page novel published in the last 5 years. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is
currently selling for $12.99.
On the other hand, I'm part of a market that probably isn't all that large - I have a large paper library that I'm slowly converting to ebooks. I'll pull the trigger without even thinking about it when I get an ereaderiq notice that has a book I want down to $1.99 and I'll seriously consider $2.99 depending on the book. But $6.99 - $9.99 for a book I've got sitting on the shelf? Forget it.
Somewhere between $1.99 and $9.99 there must be a happy medium. I'm talking about backlist material here - I don't have any complaints about ebooks and hardbacks competing with each other at the same price either.