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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Before ebooks became reality, I did not care one whit about the production costs of "books." Not even a teensy bit. So why would I suddenly start caring now? It's not a factor in my valuation of the experience. Why should I expect a significant drop in price for an experience that has remained the same for me as a reader (in fact, there's much I value more about ebooks)?
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Though I've mostly learned to stop griping about ebook prices, I will say that before ebooks, I did care a teensy bit about book production costs. To whit: a lot of old backlist books stopped being sold as mass market paperbacks and were repackaged by the same publisher as more expensive trade paperbacks (typically double or triple the price). Usually they had the same cover and no new content. The reason for the change was purely a cash grab.
As a customer, I felt like I was being soaked. The publishers were getting money for old rope.
With paper books, I could always look for a used copy. With ebooks, since I never need to read it right now, I can wait for a sale. But I do understand why some people complain about ebook prices, particularly for old backlist books.