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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
Something confusing. eBooks seem they should be cheaper - the costs tend to be one-time to produce the file, and then whatever costs there are to host the file on a web-server (or letting Amazon/Kobo do it and take a cut).
Seems like it'd be less than printing the book and handling the logistics of getting it out to the retailer.
Still, the eBooks are commonly more expensive. What gives?
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Just speaking theoretically, why should something’s being cheaper to produce mean it sells for less? Suppose people are willing to pay even more for ebooks (as it seems they are, according to your postulate). Why not charge what the market will bear?
Books are fungible, but they’re not all that fungible. It’s not like selling spuds.