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Originally Posted by darryl
That the Big 5 have not lowered prices yet says nothing more than that there are sufficient purchasers at their present price points (combined ebooks and print books) for them to remain viable.
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Yes. Which is my point, basically. And that fact is not likely to change in our lifetimes. There are clearly enough people "in" at $12-$16 (myself included) to sustain their model. Dollars to hours of enjoyment, books (e or p) are still--hands-down--the cheapest consumer experience going, in my opinion. Much cheaper (per hour of enjoyment provided) than movies, dining out, sporting events, craft beer, bacon, etc...
I don't believe the market correction you seem to be predicting (or hoping for) is ever going to happen. We shall see, though. Keep in mind that the Big 5 have been in competition with freely available reading material--multiple lifetimes per person's worth--for a long, long time now, in the form of public libraries. Ebooks have only increased the amount of free reading available. And still they're (the Big 5) "winning" at their current pricing. So how, exactly, is it that cheaper indie e-only titles are going to bring them to their knees where a forever's-worth-of-free has failed to do so ... forever?