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I disagree that eBooks are not overpriced as someone earlier stated and if this is the case, why did I not get an explanations from any of the publishers even though I was told that I would get a response with 48 hours. Only Sony responded when I asked about their prices but they stated that was the price they got from Simon & Schuster(S&S. They never responded at all. Explain how a 7.99 paperback is 9.99 for an eBook. That to me cannot be explained. I work in IT and I know that there are much in the way of scanning and conversion software out there.
When I was looking for a conversion software for eReader to pdf, I found that the vendor for that software had publishing software so the software is out there. As an It professional, I know that there are costs associated with purchasing these software tools but again, I do not see this increasing the price of eBooks. What I see as the most difficult aspect of hosting eBook purchases is the download process and payment process. I would love to see a side by side comparison of costs to publish an eBook versus a paperback/hard cover books.
Another concern I have is that with these prices, you will see a lot more unauthorized publications of paperbacks by people scanning them onto computer and posting them on the Internet. I was looking for eBooks from Eric Van Lustbader who has written many books but people will know him for some of the new Bourne books. Well, when I plugged him into Google.com, I got a lot of torrent sites offering hundreds of books with authors starting with the letter V. The pricing differences will just promote this type of activity from others.
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