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Originally Posted by barryem
It does cost less to make and sell an ebook once there's a print book. Also there's the long tail of the ebook, which should affect pricing
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Assumes facts not in evidence. Also ignores advantages that ebooks have over physical books. Those advantages hold value to many. In the game of pricing and supply and demand, it's rarely as simply as "
costs less to make so it should be lots cheaper."
When it comes to pbook vs ebook pricing, it is my personal opinion that the generally "same-same" pricing scheme we have (with a slight edge to ebooks) is more than warranted/fair. I never did place much value in the book-as-an-object. It's the
content (and the pleasure I derive from reading it) that I place the vast majority of the value on--physical or digital. *shrug*