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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
And unfortunately for many who do, I think publishers are always going to charge as much for their ebooks as a person who's never owned or read the book (and wants to) is willing pay. Why wouldn't they?
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I believe Indie ebook pricing for fiction is an accurate indication of the correct pricing of all fiction ebooks if protecting the market for paper books is not a consideration. Of course it is unrealistic to expect publishers who are heavily invested in the paper book market to price without regard to that market. Effectively we have Indies who don't care very much about anything but the ebook. Where offered paper books are usually printed on demand and are priced the same or even more than traditional paper books. In a sense the paper book to Indies is ancillary to the ebook, whilst the reverse is true of the Big 5 and some other traditional publishers.
And, of course, the back-list is overwhelmingly dominated by traditional publishers. Why wouldn't they is indeed the question. The overall market will eventually decide whether there is a compelling answer.