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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
"Very High Price" is quite a loaded statement--regardless of the presence (or lack) of competition. It's a statement that's typically only uttered by the "Ebooks should be much, much cheaper than they are" camp. A camp that no one has sufficiently proven to me represents a) a very significant portion of the reading public; and b) a very realistic portion of same.
The publisher sets a price. Most of the reading public seem willing to pay it (for one format or the other). If they weren't, those prices would change.
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I would phrase it as represents a very significant portion of the buying public. In general, publishers and authors don't particularly care about those who read but don't buy (ranging from pirates to PD only to library only and no I not trying to equate those three groups, just pointing out that there are significant groups of people who aren't going to buy regardless of the price).