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Old 09-15-2006, 04:09 AM   #42
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Nr.2 is even more important: the books actually are cheaper to "produce" and to distribute. And having books in "non-physical form" (not on special DRM SD cards or something) won't prevent bookstores from making a profit.


Just talking of the pure cost of production and selling - it's actually not always the case that the e-book is significantly cheaper to produce and sell than the paper version ... In France for instance tax and competition laws actually make it a pretty unattractive medium fo rpublishers to produce in ...
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