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Originally Posted by frahse
GREAT IDEA just ocurred while the comments above!!
The Publishers as a general rule should not print paper/pulp books until eBook sales reach a point that indicates a big seller.
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It's a great idea except that pbooks still outsell ebooks in many categories and publishers still need to try to recoup production costs.
Publishing a book is a gamble. Very few books turn out to be like the Harry Potter books, and that is even more true among nonfiction books.
I would also note that in many categories, book sales are driven by people like me -- people who do not buy ebooks but do buy pbooks.
Oh, one more thing: Publishers also rely on library sales to help cover production costs and libraries still put pbooks at the top of the buy list.